Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
विहाय तमिमं धर्ममातिथ्यविमुखः कथम् । गृह्णासि पापं सर्वेषां ब्रूहि कूर्माधुनोत्तरम्
vihāya tamimaṃ dharmamātithyavimukhaḥ katham | gṛhṇāsi pāpaṃ sarveṣāṃ brūhi kūrmādhunottaram
Ayant délaissé ce dharma même, comment peux-tu te détourner de l’hospitalité ? Comment prends-tu sur toi le péché qui revient à tous ? Parle à présent, ô tortue, donne ta réponse.
Kauśika
Scene: Kauśika’s expression turns firm; he points or raises a hand in reprimand toward the tortoise, emphasizing the weight of sin in refusing guests.
FAQs
Rejecting guests violates dharma and accrues pāpa; hospitality is not optional but a moral duty with spiritual consequences.
No specific tīrtha is named; the teaching is framed within the Mānasa-saras encounter but is presented as universal dharma.
The implied prescription is to perform atithi-satkāra (welcome and honor guests); no specific ritual items are enumerated in this verse.