The Test for a Brāhmaṇa deserving for Śrāddha invitation - Verse 18
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 15 · Verse 18
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Sanskrit Original
नाव्रती न च संकीर्णो नाविद्यो नाविशेषवित। न च संतानसंबद्धो न देवी नागसे ऽतिथिः।।
nāvratī na ca saṃkīrṇo nāvidyo nāviśeṣavit| na ca saṃtānasaṃbaddho na devī nāgase 'tithiḥ||
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Sūta replied: The following persons cannot be received as Atithi (guests). A person who does not keep up views and observances of rites, a man of mixed caste, a person without learning, a person who does not possess specialised knowledge, a person who is tied to his children (?), a person who does not believe in the Devas and a sinner.