Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
आह चैनमृषिः पुत्रं दृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणमागतम् । अभिवाद्यास्त्रयो वर्णास्ततः श्रेयो ह्यवाप्स्यसि
āha cainamṛṣiḥ putraṃ dṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇamāgatam | abhivādyāstrayo varṇāstataḥ śreyo hyavāpsyasi
അപ്പോൾ ഋഷി പുത്രനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—‘ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ വരുന്നതു കണ്ടാൽ നമസ്കരിക്കണം. മൂന്നു വർണങ്ങളെയും ആദരിച്ചാൽ നീ തീർച്ചയായും ശ്രേയസ്സു പ്രാപിക്കും।’
Ṛṣi (the boy’s father)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka et al. (frame)
Scene: A father-sage instructs his initiated son: when a brāhmaṇa guest arrives, the boy rises, folds hands, and performs abhivādana; the guest is welcomed with water and a seat.
FAQs
Śreyas (true welfare) is supported by humility and proper conduct—honoring worthy persons and social dharma.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra; the māhātmya frames right conduct as part of pilgrimage-based spiritual culture.
Abhivādana—offering respectful salutations, especially upon the arrival of a brāhmaṇa.