Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13
स्वागतं ते महाभाग पीठेस्मिन्नुपविश्यताम् । नमस्ते मुनिनाथाय प्रियं ते करवाणि किम्
svāgataṃ te mahābhāga pīṭhesminnupaviśyatām | namaste munināthāya priyaṃ te karavāṇi kim
“សូមស្វាគមន៍ ព្រះអង្គអ្នកមានភាគធំ! សូមអង្គុយលើអាសនៈនេះ។ ខ្ញុំសូមក្រាបបង្គំចំពោះមុនីនាថា—ខ្ញុំគួរធ្វើអ្វីដើម្បីឲ្យព្រះអង្គពេញព្រះហឫទ័យ?”
Śāradā (addressing the sage)
Scene: Śāradā greets the sage with folded hands, offers a seat (pīṭha), bows, and asks what service would please him; the sage sits composed, disciple nearby.
FAQs
Honoring a saintly guest with reverence, seating, and willingness to serve is a direct expression of dharma and a cause of future blessings.
None is mentioned; the focus is on atithi-dharma (guest-reverence).
The etiquette of welcome—greeting, offering a seat, and asking how to serve—forms part of traditional atithi-satkara.