Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
निष्ठुरे वज्रहृदये प्राप्तोऽहमतिथिस्तव । उचितां तत्सतां पूजां कुरु या ते हृदि स्थिता
niṣṭhure vajrahṛdaye prāpto'hamatithistava | ucitāṃ tatsatāṃ pūjāṃ kuru yā te hṛdi sthitā
હે વજ્રહૃદય નિષ્ઠુરે! હું તારો અતિથિ બનીને આવ્યો છું. સજ્જનોને યોગ્ય જે আতિથ્ય-પૂજા તારા હૃદયમાં સ્થિત છે, તે યથોચિત રીતે કર.
Bhīmabhū (addressing the woman)
Scene: A bold speaker addresses a hard-hearted person, calling them ‘vajra-hṛdaya’, while asserting his status as a guest and demanding proper reception.
FAQs
Atithi-dharma (honoring a guest) is upheld as a hallmark of the righteous, even amid personal conflict.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is ethical conduct (dharma) in narrative form.
A general prescription of satāṃ-pūjā—proper honoring of a guest—without specific rites.