Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 43
दृष्ट्वा स्थितान्स तान्सर्वान्प्रदीप्तानिव पावकान् । तानागतान्विदित्वाथ रघुः परपुरंजयः । निश्चक्राम यथान्यायं स्वयमेव महायशाः
dṛṣṭvā sthitānsa tānsarvānpradīptāniva pāvakān | tānāgatānviditvātha raghuḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ | niścakrāma yathānyāyaṃ svayameva mahāyaśāḥ
Seeing all those sages standing—like fires ablaze—and knowing they had arrived, Raghu, conqueror of enemy cities, the greatly renowned one, himself came forth in accordance with proper decorum.
Narrator (contextual; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa Ayodhyāmāhātmya narrative voice)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages stand radiant like blazing fires; Raghu, famed conqueror, steps out personally to receive them with impeccable decorum, embodying royal humility before spiritual power.
FAQs
True greatness includes humility: even a victorious king personally honors sages with proper conduct.
Ayodhyā remains the scene of this reception, presented as a dharmic seat where sages gather.
The implied prescription is etiquette (nyāya) in receiving brāhmaṇas and ṛṣis—an essential limb of yajña and dharma.