Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
वैश्वदेवेन हीना ये हीनाश्चातिथ्यतोऽपि ये । कर्मणा सर्ववृषला वेदयुक्ता ह्यपि द्विजाः
vaiśvadevena hīnā ye hīnāścātithyato'pi ye | karmaṇā sarvavṛṣalā vedayuktā hyapi dvijāḥ
যারা বৈশ্বদেব যজ্ঞ অবহেলা করে এবং অতিথিসেবাতেও ত্রুটিযুক্ত, তারা আচরণে সম্পূর্ণই বৃষলসদৃশ—যদিও তারা দ্বিজ এবং বেদবিদ্যায় পারদর্শী।
Unknown (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dvija household near a tīrtha neglects the hearth-offering; an unserved guest stands at the doorway; the sacred fire is dim; sages depict the moral: despite Vedic books, the home’s dharma is empty.
FAQs
Ritual learning without daily duty—offerings and hospitality—counts as moral failure; conduct defines dharma.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra remains the frame; the verse teaches how residents/pilgrims should live in a holy region.
Maintain Vaiśvadeva (daily offering) and practice ātithya (hospitality to guests).