Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
लोमहर्षण उवाच । एवं विप्र करिष्यामि तवादेशमसंशयम् । धन्योऽस्म्यनुगृहीतोऽस्मि यस्त्वं मे गृहमागतः
lomaharṣaṇa uvāca | evaṃ vipra kariṣyāmi tavādeśamasaṃśayam | dhanyo'smyanugṛhīto'smi yastvaṃ me gṛhamāgataḥ
Lomaharṣaṇa sprach: „So sei es, o Brāhmaṇa; ohne Zweifel werde ich deine Weisung ausführen. Gesegnet bin ich—begnadet bin ich—dass du in mein Haus gekommen bist.“
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vatsa
Scene: Lomaharṣaṇa warmly accepts Vatsa’s request, expressing gratitude and blessing at the brāhmaṇa’s arrival; gestures of welcome and reverence dominate.
FAQs
Considering the visit of a holy person as grace, and obeying righteous instruction with certainty, is itself a path of merit.
Not specified; the verse emphasizes the sanctifying power of a sage’s arrival within the chapter’s tīrtha-context.
Obedience and service in support of the requested observance (ādeśa concerning Cāturmāsya).