Atithi

• One whom we have never seen before , one who is BRAMHANA , one who has come from distant land is called a ATHITHI
• known people , relatives who are BRAMHANAS can be atithi for a first day only ...
• a BHIKSHUK , yati , one who ahs given up everything SANYASI , vedadhyayan parayan BRAMHACHARI these are all eligible for BHIKSHA
• one who arrives without notifying about his tithi of arrival ..
• STANDING for [in anticipation of ATITHI ] and thene xtending SWAGAT welcome to a ATITHI , all agnis [ dakshinagni garhapatya avahaniya avasath ] become PLEASED with GRIHASTHA
• GIVING Asan [ a seat ] to ATITHI , INDRA becomes PLEASED with the GRIHASTHA
• if ONE washes the LEGS feet of the ATITHI , his PITRUS become highly PLEASED
• If one offers FOOD to an ATITHI prajapati CHATURMUKHA BRAMHA becomes highly satisfied [ tripta ] ... HENCE grihastha should long for ATITHI SEVA and must not let GO an opportunity ..must do Such ANUSHTHANA ..
• One must give excellently prepared food with all varieties and sweets as BHIKHSHA .. even if one has not completed VAISHWADEVA and if a bhikshu appears , TREAT that moment as a ladder to SWARGA
• offering BHIKSHA befor vaishwadeva removes all the dosha of VAISHWADEVA offerings .. \
• ONE must always eat after ensuring that SUMANGALIs , kanyas and DIESEASED , young boys and old people have taken their meals
• AFTER meals , one must do achamaan and TOUCHING the navel one must REMEMBER ISHTA devata .. and then study ITIHAAS puRana
• the relatives and friends and known people are known as abhyagats .. they should be given food after vaishwadeva ..
• EVENING sandhya should be done outside the HOUSE .. ATITHI should be given proper SATKAAR ..
• NORMAL brmahanas should partake food twice only .. AGNIHOTRA yukta BRAMHANA only ONCE .. no meals after SUNSET
• one must NOT do adhyayan on anadhyayan days
• ONE must not do ADHAYYAN on , MAHANAVAMI , dwadashi mahabharaNiakshay tritiya
• one who does agni upasna either daily , fortnightly or monthly is agnihotri
• magha shuklapaksha ratha saptami is anadhyayan
• on the day when we do TAILABHYANGA , one must not do adhyayana [ school bhi aisa hota to kitn aachcha hota chutti hi chutti]
• ONE who aspires HAPPINESS in life must toil hard to give daana of HIRANYa daana Godaana BHUDAAna
• SHUCHI shradhhavant gruhastha if he does his PITRUkarya with devotion and perfection will reach SATYALOKA
• one who does PITRUkarya properly regularly he will become FOREMOSt among his JAATI
• anusandhan should eb PITRUANTARGAT NARSIMAH preetyartham
• tailaabhyanga only on wednesday and saturday
• vaishwadeva means feeding LORD through agni
• everyone
• vidhwas only on balipadyami narakchaturdashi
• agnihotra if not possible everyday can be done on poornimas giving ahutis for whole fortnight in one go .. else on just PRATIPADA of every month for month long ... all are acceptable
• agni pratishthapan .. and then shuti to surya agni .. etc
• only agnihotris