Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 56
भवद्भिरीदृगातिथ्यं कृतं चैव ममैव तु । स्वर्गापवर्गधर्मश्च भवद्भिर्न निरीक्षितम्
bhavadbhirīdṛgātithyaṃ kṛtaṃ caiva mamaiva tu | svargāpavargadharmaśca bhavadbhirna nirīkṣitam
„Ihr habt mir eine solche Gastfreundschaft erwiesen; doch in eurem Umgang mit mir habt ihr das Dharma, das zum Himmel und sogar zur Befreiung (mokṣa) führt, nicht bedacht.“
Unspecified woman (contextual speaker within Revā Khaṇḍa narrative)
Tirtha: Revākhāṇḍa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śāṇḍilī points to a higher standard of dharma, contrasting their hospitality with their failure of deeper discernment; sages appear thoughtful, the scene charged with moral instruction.
FAQs
Hospitality is meritorious, but dharma also requires discernment and righteous judgment aligned with higher spiritual aims.
The broader Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape frames the episode; this verse focuses on dharma rather than praising a single tīrtha.
Ātithya (guest-honoring) is referenced as a dharmic practice connected with spiritual merit.