Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47
वैश्वदेवेन ये हीना आतिथ्येन विवर्जिताः । सर्वे ते वृषला ज्ञेयाः प्राप्तवेदा अपि द्विजाः
vaiśvadevena ye hīnā ātithyena vivarjitāḥ | sarve te vṛṣalā jñeyāḥ prāptavedā api dvijāḥ
Ceux qui sont privés du rite Vaiśvadeva et qui négligent l’hospitalité—sachez que tous sont des vṛṣalas, déchus dans leur conduite, même s’ils sont des deux-fois-nés et ont étudié le Veda.
Deductive (sectional narration; likely Sūta speaking in a dharma-teaching passage)
Scene: A stern dharma-teacher points to a neglected household altar and an unwelcomed guest at the door; learned dvijas sit with Veda manuscripts yet are shown fallen by their refusal. The scene conveys moral force and social consequence.
FAQs
Learning alone is not dharma; conduct—especially daily offerings and hospitality—defines spiritual nobility.
None; the verse is a moral injunction within dharma instruction.
Do not omit Vaiśvadeva and do not abandon atithi-satkāra (guest-honoring).