Varaha Purana 214.66: Adhyaya 214, Shloka 66
The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat
अर्घ्यपाद्यादिभिः शीघ्रमासनैश्च न्यमन्त्रयत्॥ प्रणिधानेन तस्यार्थं श्रुत्वा तत्प्रतिपूजयेत्॥
arghyapādyādibhiḥ śīghram āsanaiś ca nyamantrayat || praṇidhānena tasyārthaṃ śrutvā tatpratipūjayet ||
उसने जल्दी से उनको पानी और बैठने की जगह दी। जब मेहमान क्यों आया है यह समझ आए, तब उसकी हिसाब से इज्जत करनी चाहिए।
Narrator (default framework: Varāha → Pṛthivī, not explicit in fragment)
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It preserves technical vocabulary for reception rituals (arghya, pādya, āsana), valuable for reconstructing Indic hospitality norms as reflected in Purāṇic literature.
No location is named; the verse is procedural, describing hospitality acts rather than place.
Attend carefully to a visitor’s purpose (praṇidhāna) and offer context-appropriate honour rather than merely formal gestures.
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