Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
वसिष्ठं तेऽग्रगं दृष्ट्वा ह्युदतिष्ठंस्ततो द्विजाः । अर्घ्यादिसत्क्रियां कृत्वा प्रहृष्टा इदमब्रुवन्
vasiṣṭhaṃ te'gragaṃ dṛṣṭvā hyudatiṣṭhaṃstato dvijāḥ | arghyādisatkriyāṃ kṛtvā prahṛṣṭā idamabruvan
अग्रभागी वसिष्ठांना पाहताच ते द्विज उठून उभे राहिले. अर्घ्यादी सत्कार करून, आनंदाने हे वचन बोलले।
Narrator within the Dvārakā Māhātmya (deduced)
Scene: Brāhmaṇas rise as Vasiṣṭha approaches in front; a ritual tray with arghya-water, flowers, and vessels is presented; faces are bright with respectful joy as they begin to speak.
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Honoring sages and guests through proper reception is upheld as a core practice of Purāṇic dharma.
The Dvārakā sacred setting where sages and brāhmaṇas gather in the Gomatī-tīrtha narrative.
Atithi-satkāra including arghya (a respectful offering, typically water with auspicious substances) and related rites.