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Aranya Kanda Sarga 12 Shloka 29

Valmiki Ramayana Aranya Kanda Sarga 12 Shloka 29

Original Shloka
अग्निं हुत्वा प्रदायार्घ्यमतिथिं प्रतिपूजयेत्। अन्यथा खलु काकुत्स्थ तपस्वी समुदाचरन्।।3.12.29।। दुःसाक्षीव परे लोके स्वानि मांसानि भक्षयेत्।
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English Translation

अग्निम् fire, हुत्वा after making an offering, अर्घ्यम् water, प्रदाय after providing, अतिथिम् guest, प्रतिपूजयेत् should worship, काकुत्स्थ O Rama, अन्यथा otherwise, समुदाचरन् by adopting, तपस्वी the sage, दुःसाक्षीव like a false witness, परे लोके in other world, स्वानि his own, मांसानि flesh, भक्षयेत् will have to eat.

English Commentary

O scion of the Kakutstha dynasty, only after offering oblations to the Firegod, a guest should be worshipped with water etc. Otherwise the host will have to eat his own flesh in the other world like a false witness.