Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40
वैश्वदेवेन ये हीना आतिथ्येन विवर्जिताः । सर्वे ते वृषला ज्ञेयाः प्राप्तवेदा अपि द्विजाः
vaiśvadevena ye hīnā ātithyena vivarjitāḥ | sarve te vṛṣalā jñeyāḥ prāptavedā api dvijāḥ
Mereka yang mengabaikan Vaiśvadeva dan tidak memiliki atithya (keramahtamahan suci), ketahuilah semuanya sebagai vṛṣala, walaupun mereka dwija dan sekalipun telah mempelajari Weda.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa with scriptures is shown turning away a guest; beside him, a dharmic householder welcomes the guest and performs offerings—contrasting true and false dvijatva.
FAQs
Scriptural learning is incomplete without lived dharma—offerings and hospitality.
Kāśī is the textual setting; the passage frames Kashi’s sanctity through strict household dharma.
Do not abandon Vaiśvadeva and ātithya; both are mandatory duties for householders.