Varaha Purana 13.6: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 6
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
तं दृष्ट्वाऽभ्यागतं दूरादर्घपाद्येन सो मुनिः । अर्चयामास तं भक्त्या मुदा परमया युतः ॥ १३.६ ॥
taṃ dṛṣṭvā ’bhyāgataṃ dūrād arghapādyena sa muniḥ | arcayāmāsa taṃ bhaktyā mudā paramayā yutaḥ || 13.6 ||
તેણે દૂરથી આવતાં જોયા પછી તે મુનિએ અર્ઘ્ય અને પાદ્ય અર્પણ કરીને તેમનો સત્કાર કર્યો અને પરમ આનંદથી યુક્ત થઈ ભક્તિપૂર્વક પૂજા કરી।
Varāha (default narrative framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It preserves a classical South Asian norm of atithi-satkāra (guest reception), presenting arghya and pādya as culturally standardized acts of respect within Purāṇic narrative literature.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; it focuses on an encounter and the etiquette of receiving an approaching guest.
The verse foregrounds respectful hospitality—welcoming an arriving person with appropriate offerings and sincere devotion as a marker of cultivated ethical conduct.
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