A poor friend, a torn cloth, and a palace that opened.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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A poor friend, a torn cloth, and a palace that opened.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
Even Shiva holds out a bowl.
From the original text · Shiva Purana

The never-empty vessel: a shared plate always has one more bite.
From the original text · Mahabharata
A folk tale of one small diya.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
Dana: giving a little of what we have.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Atithi devo bhava: a guest is a god.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Never arrive with empty hands.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
The kitchen answers when the yajna does not.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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