Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
गृहस्थानां परो धर्मो नान्योऽस्त्यतिथिपूजनात् । अतिथेर्न च दोषोस्ति तस्यातिक्रमणेन च
gṛhasthānāṃ paro dharmo nānyo'styatithipūjanāt | atitherna ca doṣosti tasyātikramaṇena ca
家住まいの者にとって、客人を供養し敬うことに勝るダルマはない。客に咎はまったくなく、咎はただ彼への務めを踏み越える者にのみある。
Sūta
Scene: A traveler-guest arrives; the householder rises, offers arghya and āsana, washes the guest’s feet, and welcomes him with respectful words; the moral emphasis is on the host’s duty.
FAQs
Hospitality is a central pillar of gṛhastha-dharma; neglecting a guest is the true moral failing.
The focus here is dharma (atithi-pūjā), not a named tīrtha in this verse.
Atithi-pūjana—receiving, serving, and honoring the guest as a sacred obligation.
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