Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
तस्येदं क्रीडितं मन्ये भर्त्सितस्य विपाकजम् । फलं भवति नान्यस्य ह्यतिथेः शास्त्रनिश्चयात्
tasyedaṃ krīḍitaṃ manye bhartsitasya vipākajam | phalaṃ bhavati nānyasya hyatitheḥ śāstraniścayāt
Penso que isto é a sua līlā divina—o fruto amadurecido de ter sido insultado. Pois, pelo veredito estabelecido dos śāstras, tal resultado não vem de ninguém senão de um hóspede (ofendido).
A virtuous brāhmaṇa (continuing explanation)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha milieu
Type: kshetra
Scene: The elder brāhmaṇa explains karmic ripening: a faint vision of the earlier yogin (Śiva) as the unseen cause; the crowd listens with fear and reverence.
FAQs
Insulting a guest (atithi-apacāra) yields immediate and ripened karmic consequences; hospitality is treated as a strict dharma.
The lesson is delivered within the Revā-kṣetra narrative frame of the Revā Khaṇḍa.
A clear dharmic injunction is implied: never dishonor an atithi; proper satkāra prevents negative karma-phala.