Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56
धन्योऽहं कृतपुण्योऽहं यस्य मे त्वत्समागमः । भो भो ब्रह्मविदां श्रेष्ठ आतिथ्यं ते करोमि किम्
dhanyo'haṃ kṛtapuṇyo'haṃ yasya me tvatsamāgamaḥ | bho bho brahmavidāṃ śreṣṭha ātithyaṃ te karomi kim
Berbahagialah aku, beruntunglah aku, kerana dapat bertemu denganmu. Wahai yang terbaik antara para pengenal Brahman, apakah layanan tetamu yang dapat aku persembahkan kepadamu?
Baka
Tirtha: Baka-āśrama (Himācala)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Baka, hands folded, speaks with shining joy: ‘Blessed am I’; Mārkaṇḍeya stands calm, embodying brahma-jñāna; the hermitage glows with sanctity.
FAQs
Meeting a realized sage is itself punya, and serving such a guest is a direct expression of dharma.
No specific tirtha is named; the holiness is expressed through the presence of a brahmavid (knower of Brahman).
Atithi-dharma: offering appropriate hospitality and honor to a visiting sage.