Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
दैवपित्र्यातिथेयानि तत्प्रधानानि यस्य तु । देवाद्यास्तन्न चाश्नंति स च स्वर्गं न गच्छति
daivapitryātitheyāni tatpradhānāni yasya tu | devādyāstanna cāśnaṃti sa ca svargaṃ na gacchati
Wer jedoch die Opfergaben an die Devas, die Ahnen und die Gäste nicht als das Vornehmste erachtet, von dessen Gabe kosten die Götter und die Übrigen nicht, und er gelangt nicht in den Himmel.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A household altar scene: lamps and naivedya before a Śiva-liṅga or Viśveśvara symbol; a brāhmaṇa performs tarpaṇa with water; a guest is welcomed with water and seat; above, devas and pitṛs receive subtle luminous portions.
FAQs
It teaches that honoring gods, ancestors, and guests is foundational dharma; neglect blocks spiritual merit and higher destiny.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse gives general gṛhastha-dharma within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa context.
It prioritizes daiva (deity offerings), pitrya (ancestral rites), and ātitheya (guest-hospitality) as essential duties.