Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78
अभ्यागतानामौचित्यादातिथ्यं च विधीयताम् । तीर्थयात्राप्रसंगेन समेतानां महात्मनाम्
abhyāgatānāmaucityādātithyaṃ ca vidhīyatām | tīrthayātrāprasaṃgena sametānāṃ mahātmanām
যিসকল আহে, তেওঁলোকৰ উপযুক্ত আতিথ্য বিধিপূৰ্বক কৰা হওক; বিশেষকৈ তীৰ্থযাত্ৰাৰ প্ৰসঙ্গত ইয়াত একত্ৰিত হোৱা মহাত্মাসকলৰ বাবে।
Soma (the Moon-god), addressing the dvijas/ritual leaders at Prabhāsa
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim caravan arrives at Prabhāsa: townspeople welcome them with water pots, garlands, lamps; a few ascetics/mahātmans are offered seats and shade; the temple and sea form the backdrop.
FAQs
Honouring pilgrims through hospitality is itself a sacred act that sustains the holiness of a tīrtha.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, depicted as a pilgrimage hub where arriving devotees must be received properly.
Provide ātithya (food, shelter, respectful reception) to pilgrims and visiting mahātmas.