Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56
दैवपित्र्यातिथेयानि तत्प्रधानानि यस्य तु । देवाद्यास्तन्न चाश्नंति स च स्वर्गं न गच्छति
daivapitryātitheyāni tatpradhānāni yasya tu | devādyāstanna cāśnaṃti sa ca svargaṃ na gacchati
ദേവ, പിതൃ, അതിഥി അർപ്പണങ്ങളെ പ്രധാനമാക്കാത്തവന്റെ അന്നം/അർപ്പണം ദേവാദികൾ സ്വീകരിക്കുകയില്ല; അവൻ സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിലേക്കു പോകുകയുമില്ല.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A household altar scene: lamps and naivedya before a Śiva-liṅga or Viśveśvara symbol; a brāhmaṇa performs tarpaṇa with water; a guest is welcomed with water and seat; above, devas and pitṛs receive subtle luminous portions.
FAQs
It teaches that honoring gods, ancestors, and guests is foundational dharma; neglect blocks spiritual merit and higher destiny.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse gives general gṛhastha-dharma within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa context.
It prioritizes daiva (deity offerings), pitrya (ancestral rites), and ātitheya (guest-hospitality) as essential duties.