ŚB 8.16.7
Devanagari
गृहेषु येष्वतिथयो नार्चिता: सलिलैरपि ।
यदि निर्यान्ति ते नूनं फेरुराजगृहोपमा: ॥ ७ ॥
यदि निर्यान्ति ते नूनं फेरुराजगृहोपमा: ॥ ७ ॥
Verse text
gṛheṣu yeṣv atithayo
nārcitāḥ salilair api
yadi niryānti te nūnaṁ
pherurāja-gṛhopamāḥ
nārcitāḥ salilair api
yadi niryānti te nūnaṁ
pherurāja-gṛhopamāḥ
Synonyms
Translation
Homes from which guests go away without having been received even with an offering of a little water are like those holes in the field which are the homes of jackals.
Purport
In a field there may be holes made by snakes and mice, but when there are very big holes, it may be supposed that jackals live there. Certainly no one goes to take shelter in such homes. Thus the homes of human beings where atithis, uninvited guests, are not properly received are like the homes of jackals.