Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य मत्वा स्वं पुण्यमूर्जितम् । सा वेश्या स च विप्रश्च पर्यपूजयतामुभौ
tamāgatamabhiprekṣya matvā svaṃ puṇyamūrjitam | sā veśyā sa ca vipraśca paryapūjayatāmubhau
Als sie ihn kommen sahen und meinten, ihr eigenes Verdienst sei erstarkt, erwiesen sowohl die Kurtisane als auch der Brahmane ihm ehrfürchtige Verehrung.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: Mandara and Piṅgalā rise to greet Ṛṣabha; they offer seat and respectful gestures, their faces mixing pride in ‘merit’ with dawning devotion; the yogin remains tranquil.
FAQs
Honoring a realized devotee (especially a Śiva-yogin) is itself a source of puṇya and a gateway to upliftment.
No tirtha is named; the focus is the dharma of honoring a holy guest.
The prescription is atithi-pūjā—reverential worship/service of a guest-saint.