Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 88
अहो नास्ति मया तुल्यः सांप्रतं भुवि कश्चन । पुण्यवान्यस्य देवेशः स्वयमर्थी गृहागतः
aho nāsti mayā tulyaḥ sāṃprataṃ bhuvi kaścana | puṇyavānyasya deveśaḥ svayamarthī gṛhāgataḥ
Ah! Neste tempo, na terra, ninguém se iguala a mim em fortuna — tão grande é o meu mérito, que o próprio Senhor dos deuses veio à minha casa como suplicante.
Dadhīci
Listener: Indra (Sahasrākṣa)
Scene: Dadhīci exclaims in wonder at his fortune: Indra stands as a respectful petitioner at the doorway; the sage’s face shows astonished joy, hands raised in expressive gesture.
FAQs
Serving the worthy guest is itself great puṇya; reverence to dharma makes one truly “fortunate.”
The verse highlights the sanctity of the sage’s hermitage/home as a dharmic space within tīrtha-mahātmya storytelling, without naming a specific location.
Implicit praise of atithi-satkara (honoring a guest), a core household dharma.