Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16
आगच्छंतं तु मां दृष्ट्वा दीनं च मुदितं तथा । अभ्युत्थआनं कृतं सर्वैर्विप्रैर्भृगुपुरोगमैः
āgacchaṃtaṃ tu māṃ dṛṣṭvā dīnaṃ ca muditaṃ tathā | abhyutthaānaṃ kṛtaṃ sarvairviprairbhṛgupurogamaiḥ
എന്നെ വരുന്നതു കണ്ടപ്പോൾ—ക്ഷീണിതനുമായിട്ടും ആനന്ദിതനായി—ഭൃഗുവിനെ മുൻനിർത്തി എല്ലാ ബ്രാഹ്മണരും എഴുന്നേറ്റ് എന്നെ സ്വാഗതം ചെയ്തു।
Uncertain from snippet; continuing first-person narrative about arriving at Bhṛgu’s āśrama
Tirtha: Bhṛgu-āśrama (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: A weary yet joyful traveler approaches; Bhṛgu and the assembled brāhmaṇas rise together in greeting, hands folded, offering a seat and water; the moment is communal and dignified.
FAQs
Honoring a guest (atithi) is dharma; respectful reception reflects inner cultivation and sanctifies the āśrama.
The setting is Bhṛgu’s āśrama; no named tīrtha is mentioned.
Implied prescription: abhyutthāna (rising to greet) as part of atithi-satkāra (guest-honoring conduct).