Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22
धन्यस्य हि गृहस्थस्य कृपयैव द्विजोत्तमाः । आतिथ्यवेषेणायांति पावनार्थं न संशयः
dhanyasya hi gṛhasthasya kṛpayaiva dvijottamāḥ | ātithyaveṣeṇāyāṃti pāvanārthaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
Sesungguhnya, bagi seorang penghuni rumah yang beruntung, para brahmana yang utama datang semata-mata kerana belas kasih, dalam rupa seorang tetamu, hanya untuk menyucikannya; tiada keraguan tentang hal itu.
Brāhmaṇas (headed by Hārīta) addressing the Atithi
Scene: A teaching-like declaration: brāhmaṇas explain that the best brāhmaṇas come compassionately in the form of guests to purify a fortunate householder.
FAQs
Serving guests is a purifier for householders; the righteous may arrive as atithis to bestow grace and cleanse impurities.
No particular tīrtha is named; the ‘holy site’ theme is expressed as purification of the home through atithi-satkāra.
Atithi-satkāra (hospitality to guests), framed as a purificatory dharma for gṛhasthas.