Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 196
ततोऽब्रवीत्प्रहृष्टात्मा स्वागतं ते द्विजोत्तम । चिरकालात्प्रदृष्टोऽसि क एतेऽन्येऽत्र ये स्थिताः
tato'bravītprahṛṣṭātmā svāgataṃ te dvijottama | cirakālātpradṛṣṭo'si ka ete'nye'tra ye sthitāḥ
मग आनंदित अंतःकरणाने तो म्हणाला—“स्वागत आहे, हे द्विजोत्तम! फार काळानंतर तुझे दर्शन झाले. येथे उभे असलेले हे इतर कोण आहेत?”
Gṛdhrarāja (king of vultures)
Tirtha: Gandhamādana (hospitality threshold)
Type: peak
Scene: The gṛdhra-rāja, joyful, addresses Ulūka as ‘dvijottama’ with a welcoming gesture; the arriving group stands behind, and the bird-king’s gaze moves from Ulūka to the others as he asks who they are.
FAQs
Honoring the dvija and welcoming guests is a core Purāṇic dharma, especially in sacred-journey contexts.
The verse sits within the Gandhamādana pilgrimage narrative of the Tīrthamāhātmya, though no single tīrtha is named here.
No explicit ritual is given; the dharmic act is hospitality (svāgata) and respectful address.