Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
निजाश्रमे तु संप्राप्तं सानन्दं सम्मुखो ययौ । दत्त्वा तस्मै तदार्घ्यं च मधुपर्कं च भूभुजे
nijāśrame tu saṃprāptaṃ sānandaṃ sammukho yayau | dattvā tasmai tadārghyaṃ ca madhuparkaṃ ca bhūbhuje
Als er in seinem eigenen Āśrama eintraf, ging Vasiṣṭha ihm freudig entgegen, empfing ihn und reichte dem König das gebührende Arghya sowie das Madhuparka zur Begrüßung.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Vasiṣṭhāśrama (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottama (addressed)
Scene: Vasiṣṭha steps forward with joy, welcoming Viśvāmitra; he offers arghya (water offering) and madhuparka (honey-milk-curd mixture) in ritual vessels, within a serene hermitage courtyard.
FAQs
Atithi-dharma (honoring the guest) is a sacred practice that sanctifies the āśrama and upholds Purāṇic righteousness.
The sanctity of Vasiṣṭha’s āśrama is implicit; the verse praises the dharmic culture maintained at such holy abodes.
Offering arghya and madhuparka to a guest—standard dharmic hospitality rites.