Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
स्वागतं ते मुनिश्रेष्ठ सफलं मेऽद्य जीवितम् । यद्भवान्मे गृहे प्राप्तः पूज्यः सर्वदिवौकसाम्
svāgataṃ te muniśreṣṭha saphalaṃ me'dya jīvitam | yadbhavānme gṛhe prāptaḥ pūjyaḥ sarvadivaukasām
हे मुनिश्रेष्ठ! आपका स्वागत है। आज मेरा जीवन सफल हो गया, क्योंकि आप—समस्त देवताओं द्वारा पूज्य—मेरे गृह में पधारे हैं।
Himavān
Tirtha: Himavān (as sacred meeting-place)
Type: peak
Listener: Vasiṣṭha
Scene: Himavān, hands joined in añjali, speaks warmly to Vasiṣṭha; the scene radiates sanctity—deva-like attendants in the background, a luminous aura around the sage, and a serene snowy panorama.
FAQs
Reverence for realized sages sanctifies one’s life; receiving them with honor is considered a supreme blessing.
Not a single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the Arbuda-khaṇḍa’s āśrama-centered sacred setting through the theme of holy visitation.
Implicitly, the dharma of welcoming and honoring an atithi (guest), especially a muni.