Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63
अहो अहोभिर्बहुभिः फलितो मे मनोरथः । यत्त्वं मेद्य गृहे प्राप्तः किंचित्प्रार्थयितुं द्विज
aho ahobhirbahubhiḥ phalito me manorathaḥ | yattvaṃ medya gṛhe prāptaḥ kiṃcitprārthayituṃ dvija
“အဟို! အဟို!” ဟု အံ့ဩသံများစွာ ထွက်ပြီးနောက် ငါ့စိတ်အလိုဆန္ဒသည် အကျိုးပွားလာ၏။ အို ဒွိဇ၊ ယနေ့ သင်သည် ငါ့အိမ်သို့ ရောက်လာ၍ တစ်စုံတစ်ရာ တောင်းခံရန် ဖြစ်၏။
A dharmaśīla king (addressing a Brāhmaṇa guest)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Brāhmaṇa guest arrives at the king’s doorway; the king, delighted, steps forward with welcoming gestures, while attendants prepare water, seat, and offerings; the mood is celebratory yet sacred.
FAQs
A giver sees the arrival of a needy or worthy guest as grace—an opportunity to fulfill dharma through giving.
The teaching is situated in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī milieu, highlighting dharma practiced within a sacred city.
The verse implies atithi-satkāra (honoring guests) and dāna when a Brāhmaṇa approaches to request support.