Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 66
हर्षितो भावितस्तत्र यत्र विप्राः सभासदः । उवाव दिष्ट्या भो विप्रा ह्यागताः पथिका द्विजाः
harṣito bhāvitastatra yatra viprāḥ sabhāsadaḥ | uvāva diṣṭyā bho viprā hyāgatāḥ pathikā dvijāḥ
സഭയിൽ ഇരുന്ന ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാരെ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ അവൻ ആനന്ദത്തിലും ഭാവവിവശതയിലും മുങ്ങി. അവൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“ദിഷ്ടി, ഹേ വിപ്രന്മാരേ! നിങ്ങൾ പഥിക ദ്വിജന്മാർ ഇവിടെ എത്തിച്ചേർന്നിരിക്കുന്നു.”
A brāhmaṇa host/observer (arriving brāhmaṇa; exact identity not named in this excerpt)
Scene: A dignified host, visibly delighted, addresses a seated assembly of brāhmaṇas; the sabhā is calm, ritual objects nearby, with forest-kshetra ambience.
FAQs
Welcoming pilgrims and honoring the learned is a direct expression of dharma and a source of auspicious merit.
Dharmāraṇya, depicted as a place where assemblies of brāhmaṇas gather and are joyfully received.
No detailed rite is prescribed; the dharmic act highlighted is greeting and acknowledging arriving pilgrims.