Bhashya
तथा पृथिव्याकाशापासकस्य वसतौ वसतिनिमित्तं कञ्चन काञ्चदपि न प्रत्याचक्षीत, वसत्यर्थमागतं न निवारयेदित्यर्थः ।वासे च दत्ते अवश्यं हि अशनं दातव्यम् ।तस्माद्यया कया च विधया येन केन च प्रकारेण बह्वन्नं प्राप्नुयात् बह्वन्नसंग्रहं कुर्यादित्यर्थः ।यस्मादन्नवन्तो विद्वांसः अभ्यागताय अन्नार्थिने अराधि ससिद्धम् अस्मै अन्नम् इत्याचक्षते, न नास्ती-ति प्रत्याख्यानं कुर्वन्ति, तस्माच्च हेतोर्बह्वन्नं प्राप्नुयादिति पूर्वेण संबन्धः ।अपि च अन्नदानस्य माहात्म्यमुच्यते— यथा यत्कालं प्रयच्छत्यन्नम्, तथा तत्कालमेव प्रत्युपनमते ।कथमिति तदेतदाह— एतद्वै अन्नं मुखतो मुख्ये प्रथमे वयसि मुख्यया वा वृत्त्या पूजापुरःसरमभ्यागतायान्नार्थिने राद्धं संसिद्धं प्रयच्छतीति वाक्यशेषः ।तस्य किं फलं स्यादिति, उच्यते— मुखतः पूर्वे वयसि मुख्यया वा वृत्त्या अस्मै अन्नदाय अन्नं राध्यते, यथादत्तमुपतिष्ठत इत्यर्थः ।एवं मध्यतो मध्यमे वयसि मध्यमेन च उपचारेण, तथा अन्ततोऽन्ते वयसि जघन्येन च उपचारेण परिभवेन तथैवास्मै राध्यते संसिद्ध्यत्यन्नम् ॥
In plain words
In the same way, one who meditates upon earth and space must never turn away any guest who seeks shelter at his home; once lodging is given, he must feed them. Therefore, by whatever means possible, a person should gather abundant food. Because enlightened hosts tell an arriving guest, 'Your food is ready,' never turning them away with a 'no,' one must acquire food in plenty—this connects with what came before. Furthermore, the glory of giving food is revealed: whatever quality of food one gives, and at whatever stage of life, exactly that comes back to serve one in return. Whether one offers food in youth with supreme reverence, or later in life with modest or lesser means, the return matches the offering in kind.
Close to the Sanskrit
Similarly, for one who meditates on earth and space, in his dwelling place, he must not turn away anyone at all for the sake of lodging, meaning he should not ward off someone who has arrived. And when lodging is granted, food must certainly be given. Therefore, by whatever means, by whatever manner, one should acquire abundant food, should do collection of abundant food. Because knowing ones who possess food declare to the arrived guest asking for food: 'Prepared is food for you,' they do not make a refusal saying 'there is not,' therefore for that reason one should obtain abundant food—this is the connection with the previous. And moreover, the glory of giving food is spoken: as he gives food at which time, so at that very time it returns back. How is that? This the text states: this indeed food in the mouth, in chief, in the first age, or by chief conduct, preceded by worship, he gives cooked and fully perfected food to the arrived guest seeking food—this is the remainder of the sentence. What fruit of that might be? It is spoken: in the beginning, in early age, or by chief conduct, food is prepared for this food-giver, it approaches as given, meaning. Thus also in the middle, in middle age, and by middle treatment, and finally in end age, by lesser treatment and disregard, thus indeed food is prepared and accomplished for him.