Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59
सापि हृष्टा स्वतनयं परिरेभेऽश्रुलोचना । स च वैश्यपतिः प्रेम्णा परिष्वज्याभ्यपूजयत्
sāpi hṛṣṭā svatanayaṃ parirebhe'śrulocanā | sa ca vaiśyapatiḥ premṇā pariṣvajyābhyapūjayat
সেও আনন্দিত হয়ে অশ্রুসজল নয়নে নিজের পুত্রকে আলিঙ্গন করল। আর সেই বৈশ্য গৃহপতিও প্রেমভরে তাকে জড়িয়ে ধরে শ্রদ্ধায় সম্মান করল।
Sūta (narration continuing implicitly)
Scene: A mother, eyes brimming with tears, embraces her son; beside them a respected merchant-householder also embraces and honors him, suggesting a ceremonial welcome within a warm home.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed through compassion, hospitality, and honoring those under one’s care—love and respect become sacred acts.
None; the verse highlights household virtue rather than sacred geography.
None explicitly; the ‘honoring’ (abhyapūjayat) is social-dharmic hospitality rather than a stated ritual.