Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40
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 manquent au Vaiśvadeva et sont dépourvus d’hospitalité—sachez que tous sont des vṛṣalas, fussent-ils des deux-fois-nés et même instruits des Veda.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa with scriptures is shown turning away a guest; beside him, a dharmic householder welcomes the guest and performs offerings—contrasting true and false dvijatva.
FAQs
Scriptural learning is incomplete without lived dharma—offerings and hospitality.
Kāśī is the textual setting; the passage frames Kashi’s sanctity through strict household dharma.
Do not abandon Vaiśvadeva and ātithya; both are mandatory duties for householders.