Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
ततस्तु वैश्वदेवांते वेदोच्चारपरायणः । प्रोवाच सोऽतिथिः प्राप्तस्तवाहं मुनिसत्तम
tatastu vaiśvadevāṃte vedoccāraparāyaṇaḥ | provāca so'tithiḥ prāptastavāhaṃ munisattama
Kemudian, pada penghujung upacara Vaiśvadeva, tetamu itu—yang tekun melafazkan Veda—berkata kepadanya: “Wahai yang terbaik antara para muni, aku datang sebagai tetamumu.”
Narrator (implied, continuing the story-context)
Tirtha: Agastya-āśrama (within Cāmatkārapura)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the close of Vaiśvadeva, a Veda-chanting brāhmaṇa-guest stands before Agastya and formally announces himself as an atithi.
FAQs
A householder’s worship is completed and sanctified by honoring a guest, especially one devoted to Vedic discipline.
The verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya narrative setting; this particular line emphasizes dharma (hospitality and ritual completion) more than naming a specific tīrtha.
The Vaiśvadeva rite is referenced, indicating daily offerings and the completion of household worship before receiving the guest.