Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14
कदाचिदतिथिर्भूतो दुर्लभं प्रार्थयन्रविः । न तस्य राज्ञो विषये दुर्लभं किंचिदैक्षत
kadācidatithirbhūto durlabhaṃ prārthayanraviḥ | na tasya rājño viṣaye durlabhaṃ kiṃcidaikṣata
कधी रवी अतिथी होऊन दुर्लभ वस्तूची याचना करी; पण त्या राजाच्या राज्यात त्याला खरोखर ‘अप्राप्य’ असे काहीच दिसले नाही।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: A radiant yet disguised traveler (Ravi) arrives as an atithi, requesting a ‘rare’ boon; the king’s treasury and granaries open without hesitation, attendants bringing gifts while the guest watches in wonder.
FAQs
Hospitality and generosity are measures of dharma; for the truly righteous, ‘difficult gifts’ become possible through resolve.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), as the setting for exemplary dharma practiced by a king.
Implicitly, atithi-sevā (serving guests) and dāna (giving) are upheld, though no formal rite is detailed.