The stranger, one, that is who has come for the first time, should be considered as a proper object of gifts. He who is familiar and wellknown and has been living with the giver, should also be considered in the same light. The learned know that he too who comes from a distant place should be considered in an equal light.
अपूर्वं भावयेत् पात्रं यच्चापि स्याच्चिरोषितम्। दूरादभ्यागतं चापि तत्पात्रं च विदुर्बुधाः॥