Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 28: Rāma Refuses to Accept Her Request
Text 2.28.14
देवतानां पितॄणां च कर्तव्यं विधिपूर्वकम्।
प्राप्तानामतिथीनां च नित्यशः प्रतिपूजनम्॥
devatānāṁ pitṝṇāṁ ca kartavyaṁ vidhi-pūrvakam
prāptānām atithīnāṁ ca nityaśaḥ pratipūjanam
devatānām = the devas; pitṝṇām ca = forefathers; kartavyam = one should; vidhi-pūrvakam = according to the scriptural prescriptions; prāptānām = who have arrived; atithīnām = uninvited guests; ca = and; nityaśaḥ = everyday; pratipūjanam = honor.
Everyday, one should honor according to the scriptural prescriptions the devas, forefathers and uninvited guests who have arrived.