Shloka : 72

तमायान्तं निशम्याशु प्रत्युद्गन्तव्यमादरात् ।

तस्मिन् यात्यनुगम्यं च ग्रामान्तावधि मच्छ्रितै: ॥ 72 ॥

અમારા જે આશ્રિત જન તેમણે, પોતાના આચાર્યને આવતા સાંભળીને આદરથકી તત્કાળ સન્મુખ જવું. અને તે આચાર્ય પોતાના ગામથી પાછા પધારે ત્યારે ગામની ભાગોળ સુધી વળાવવા જવું. ॥ 72 ॥

And my devotees should immediately go to greet their Acharya, whenever he visits their place and they should go to see him off till the outskirts of the town whenever he leaves their place. || 72 ||

Commentary

The devotees of Shri Hari should give up all other work and should go to welcome their Guru immediately without any laziness as soon as they find out that their Guru is visiting their place. They should go to greet him with due respect and enthusiasm, alongwith a procession and with all materials like flowers etc. to welcome him. After reaching there, they should bow down and worship him using sandalwood paste, flower garlands etc. and bring him with proper dignity and respect alongwith musicians, followed by the procession of vehicles etc..

And when he leaves, they should go to see him off till the out­skirts of the town alongwith the procession (Here, outskirts may also mean railway station etc.). Also, Guru should be offered gifts as per one’s capacity.