Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
आतिथ्यधर्मप्रवणा धर्मशास्त्रविचक्षणाः । नित्यसाधुसमाचारा गृहस्थास्तस्य सर्वतः
ātithyadharmapravaṇā dharmaśāstravicakṣaṇāḥ | nityasādhusamācārā gṛhasthāstasya sarvataḥ
அவன் நாட்டில் எங்கும் இல்லறத்தார் விருந்தோம்பல் தர்மத்தில் ஈடுபட்டு, தர்மசாஸ்திரத்தில் தேர்ந்து, எப்போதும் சாது-ஆசாரத்தைப் பின்பற்றினர்।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: Householders welcoming travelers: a doorway scene with lamps, water for washing feet, offering food; sādhus and pilgrims seated; scriptures and dharma texts present; the city’s sacred ambience pervades.
FAQs
Hospitality and righteous household life are powerful forms of dharma that generate merit and harmony.
Kāśī’s broader sacred region is honored by portraying a society shaped by dharma befitting a holy land.
Hospitality to guests (ātithya) is implied as a daily dharmic observance.