Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
अगस्त्य उवाच । अतिथित्वमवाप नेत्रयोर्बुधलोकः शिवशर्मणस्त्वथ । गणयोर्भगणस्य संकथां कथयित्रो रिति विष्णुचेतसोः
agastya uvāca | atithitvamavāpa netrayorbudhalokaḥ śivaśarmaṇastvatha | gaṇayorbhagaṇasya saṃkathāṃ kathayitro riti viṣṇucetasoḥ
Agastya sprach: Darauf empfing Śivaśarman—der die Welt Budhas erlangt hatte—die beiden Gaṇas als Gäste; und von diesen beiden, deren Sinn auf Viṣṇu gerichtet war, wurde die Erzählung jenes Sternenheeres berichtet.
Agastya
Scene: Agastya narrates; Śivaśarman in a hermitage receives two radiant gaṇas as honored guests; behind them a subtle celestial vista suggesting Budha-loka and a starry host.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching is transmitted through hospitality, dialogue, and faithful narration—virtues that sustain dharma and sacred memory.
The broader Kāśīkhaṇḍa context continues, though this verse shifts to a narrative bridge rather than a direct tīrtha praise.
Atithi-satkāra (honoring guests) is implied as a dharmic practice.