Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
स्वागतासनसत्कारेणामुना तेऽति सत्कृताः । यथोचितं प्रतीतास्तमाहुः कार्यं हृदि स्थितम्
svāgatāsanasatkāreṇāmunā te'ti satkṛtāḥ | yathocitaṃ pratītāstamāhuḥ kāryaṃ hṛdi sthitam
તેણે સ્વાગત, આસન અને યથોચિત આતિથ્ય-સત્કારથી તેમનો અતિશય માન કર્યો. તેઓ યોગ્ય રીતે સંતોષ પામી હૃદયમાં રહેલું કાર્ય તેને કહ્યુ́.
Narrator (contextual; Māheśvara-khaṇḍa discourse)
Scene: A host respectfully welcomes arriving sages/guests: offering water, a seat, and courteous gestures; the guests, serene and satisfied, prepare to speak their heart’s purpose.
FAQs
Atithi-dharma—proper honoring of guests—creates harmony and becomes the doorway for righteous counsel.
No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it focuses on dharmic hospitality within the narrative.
Hospitality practices—svāgata (welcome), āsana (offering a seat), and satkāra (respectful service)—are implied as dharma.