Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 24
Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)
पुलस्त्य उवाच द्वाःस्थवाक्यं समाकर्ण्य समुत्थायाचलेश्वरः स्वयमभ्यागमद् द्वारि समादायार्घ्यमुत्तमम्
pulastya uvāca dvāḥsthavākyaṃ samākarṇya samutthāyācaleśvaraḥ svayamabhyāgamad dvāri samādāyārghyamuttamam
புலஸ்த்யர் கூறினார்—வாசல்காவலனின் சொற்களை கேட்ட மலைநாதன் எழுந்து, சிறந்த அர்க்யத்தை எடுத்துக் கொண்டு தானே வாசலுக்கு வந்தான்।
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FAQs
The ideal host does not delegate reverence: rising promptly and offering arghya in person models dharma as embodied action—honor to the worthy sustains both household and sacred order.
Dharma-instruction via narrative (ākhyāna) within a mahatmya frame; not a cosmological or dynastic segment, but a conduct exemplar supporting the puranic aim of dharma and tīrtha reverence.
Arghya signifies recognition of spiritual potency (tejas) in guests; meeting them at the door indicates that sanctity is welcomed outwardly—sacred space expands through honoring rishis.