Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
सोऽपि सर्वान्समालोक्य संप्राप्तान्सुरसत्तमान् । प्रहृष्टः सम्मुखस्तूर्णं जगामातीव सन्मुनिः
so'pi sarvānsamālokya saṃprāptānsurasattamān | prahṛṣṭaḥ sammukhastūrṇaṃ jagāmātīva sanmuniḥ
Lui aussi, voyant tous ces dieux excellents qui étaient arrivés, fut saisi d’allégresse ; et le sage noble s’avança promptement pour les accueillir face à face.
Narrator (deduced; not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Agastya-āśrama (Camatkārapura)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Agastya sees the assembled gods arriving, becomes delighted, and quickly comes forward to greet them directly—an auspicious, courteous threshold encounter.
FAQs
Atithi-dharma and reverent meeting are part of puranic righteousness—spiritual greatness expresses itself as gracious reception.
Agastya’s āśrama in the Camatkārapura-kṣetra setting is the implied sacred location.
No explicit ritual; it models respectful approach and welcoming conduct in a sacred hermitage.