The householder who seeks his own prosperity should receive with respect a deserving old man who is worn out with toil while proceeding on his way far from home, when such a man come to the householder's house.
श्रान्तमध्वनि वर्तन्तं वृद्धपर्हमुपस्थितम्। अर्चयेद् भूतिमन्विच्छन् गृहस्थो गृहमागतम्॥