Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यामि सांप्रतं तां पुरीं प्रति । गृहेऽद्य तव विश्रांतो यथा विप्र निजे गृहे
svasti te'stu gamiṣyāmi sāṃprataṃ tāṃ purīṃ prati | gṛhe'dya tava viśrāṃto yathā vipra nije gṛhe
Wohlergehen sei dir beschieden. Nun will ich zu jener Stadt aufbrechen. Heute habe ich in deinem Hause geruht, o Brāhmaṇa, wie man im eigenen Heim ruht.
Narrator (the healed devotee)
Scene: A traveler, staff and travel-bag in hand, stands at the threshold of a brāhmaṇa’s modest home, palms joined in farewell blessing; the host stands respectfully, the doorway marked with auspicious symbols.
FAQs
Hospitality and gratitude are dharmic pillars in pilgrimage culture; blessings and respectful departure complete a sacred encounter.
A “purī” (city of pilgrimage) is referenced, but not identified by name in this verse; it remains within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya travel-narrative frame.
None explicitly; the verse emphasizes auspicious benediction and the dharma of receiving and hosting a traveler.