Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
तस्मात्तोषयितव्यश्च गृहस्थेन सदाऽतिथिः । अप्यात्मनः प्रदानेन यदीच्छेत्पुण्यमात्मनः
tasmāttoṣayitavyaśca gṛhasthena sadā'tithiḥ | apyātmanaḥ pradānena yadīcchetpuṇyamātmanaḥ
Darum muss der Hausvater stets danach streben, den Gast zufriedenzustellen — selbst indem er von seinem eigenen Anteil gibt, wenn er für sich Verdienst erlangen will.
Deductive (Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration; likely Sūta speaking to sages)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A modest householder divides his meal, giving his own share to a hungry guest; the household fire glows brighter, symbolizing dharma; the giver’s face shows resolve, not loss.
FAQs
Hospitality is a direct generator of puṇya; true giving may require personal sacrifice.
No single site is named in the verse; it provides a universal dharma principle embedded in the tīrtha-narrative.
To please the guest through offering food/one’s own share (dāna-bhāva) as a constant duty.