Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68
तस्मादतिथयः प्राप्ता यूयं सर्वेऽद्य मे गृहम् । प्रकरोमि किमातिथ्यं प्रोच्यतां द्विजसत्तमाः
tasmādatithayaḥ prāptā yūyaṃ sarve'dya me gṛham | prakaromi kimātithyaṃ procyatāṃ dvijasattamāḥ
Maka, kerana tuan-tuan telah tiba sebagai tetamu, pada hari ini kamu semua berada di rumahku. Apakah layanan tetamu yang patut aku persembahkan? Mohon nyatakan kepadaku, wahai yang terbaik antara kaum Dvija.
Mṛkaṇḍa (inviting and offering hospitality to the sages)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mṛkaṇḍa invites the sages into his home, respectfully asking what hospitality he should perform; the threshold becomes a sacred limen between tīrtha and household.
FAQs
Atithi-dharma—reverently serving guests, especially sages—is a direct expression of righteousness and a generator of puṇya.
The hospitality occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha setting near the āśrama; the verse emphasizes dharma practiced at a sacred place.
Offering ātithya (hospitality) to dvijas/sages is explicitly requested as the proper action.