Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
आतिथ्यधर्मप्रवणा धर्मशास्त्रविचक्षणाः । नित्यसाधुसमाचारा गृहस्थास्तस्य सर्वतः
ātithyadharmapravaṇā dharmaśāstravicakṣaṇāḥ | nityasādhusamācārā gṛhasthāstasya sarvataḥ
Everywhere in his realm, the householders were devoted to the dharma of hospitality, skilled in the teachings of Dharmaśāstra, and constant in the conduct of the virtuous.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: Householders welcoming travelers: a doorway scene with lamps, water for washing feet, offering food; sādhus and pilgrims seated; scriptures and dharma texts present; the city’s sacred ambience pervades.
FAQs
Hospitality and righteous household life are powerful forms of dharma that generate merit and harmony.
Kāśī’s broader sacred region is honored by portraying a society shaped by dharma befitting a holy land.
Hospitality to guests (ātithya) is implied as a daily dharmic observance.