Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
गृहस्थानां परो धर्मो नान्योऽस्त्यतिथिपूजनात् । अतिथेर्न च दोषोस्ति तस्यातिक्रमणेन च
gṛhasthānāṃ paro dharmo nānyo'styatithipūjanāt | atitherna ca doṣosti tasyātikramaṇena ca
Pour les maîtres de maison, il n’est pas de dharma plus élevé que d’honorer l’hôte. L’hôte n’a aucune faute ; la faute n’est que dans celui qui manque à son devoir envers lui.
Sūta
Scene: A traveler-guest arrives; the householder rises, offers arghya and āsana, washes the guest’s feet, and welcomes him with respectful words; the moral emphasis is on the host’s duty.
FAQs
Hospitality is a central pillar of gṛhastha-dharma; neglecting a guest is the true moral failing.
The focus here is dharma (atithi-pūjā), not a named tīrtha in this verse.
Atithi-pūjana—receiving, serving, and honoring the guest as a sacred obligation.