Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 70
ततः स पार्थिवस्तेषां दत्त्वार्घं प्रांजलिः स्थितः । प्रोवाच स्वर्गवृत्तांतमास्यतामिति सादरम्
tataḥ sa pārthivasteṣāṃ dattvārghaṃ prāṃjaliḥ sthitaḥ | provāca svargavṛttāṃtamāsyatāmiti sādaram
แล้วพระราชาทรงถวายอรฺฆยะแก่ท่านทั้งหลาย และยืนประนมมืออยู่ด้วยความเคารพ จากนั้นตรัสอย่างนอบน้อมว่า “ขอเชิญนั่งเถิด และโปรดเล่าเรื่องราวเหตุการณ์แห่งสวรรค์ให้ฟัง”
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic storyteller within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Gartā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: tirtha
Scene: The king stands with folded hands, offering arghya to the arriving brāhmaṇas, then invites them to sit and narrate the celestial account; a respectful, orderly reception scene.
FAQs
Honoring brāhmaṇas and guests with arghya and humility is upheld as dharma that sanctifies rulers and places.
The scene unfolds in the Gartā-tīrtha narrative orbit, though this verse emphasizes hospitality rather than location.
Offering arghya (a formal honor-offering) and receiving guests with folded hands—an expression of atithi-dharma.