Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
दीर्घतपा उवाच । आगच्छ स्वागतं तेऽस्तु आसनेऽत्रोपविश्यताम् । अर्घं ददाम्यहं येन मधुपर्कं सविष्टरम्
dīrghatapā uvāca | āgaccha svāgataṃ te'stu āsane'tropaviśyatām | arghaṃ dadāmyahaṃ yena madhuparkaṃ saviṣṭaram
दीर्घतपा उवाच—आगच्छ, स्वागतं तेऽस्तु; अत्रासने उपविश्यताम्। अहं तेऽर्घ्यं ददामि, मधुपर्कं च सविष्टरं सत्कारविधिना।
Dīrghatapā
Tirtha: Dīrghatapā-āśrama (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: The king (unnamed here)
Scene: The sage Dīrghatapā rises slightly, gestures to a seat, and prepares arghya and madhuparka with ritual vessels; the king sits respectfully, tension easing in the sanctified atmosphere.
FAQs
Even in austere forest life, dharma expresses itself as honoring a guest through arghya and madhuparka.
The verse reflects the āśrama culture of the Revā region; the sanctity is tied to the Narmadā/Revā tīrtha milieu.
Offering arghya and madhuparka as formal hospitality to an arriving guest (atithi).