Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37
तामंतिके स्वगेहस्य संनिवेश्य रहोगृहे । वासोन्नपानशयनैर्मातृसाम्यमपूजयत्
tāmaṃtike svagehasya saṃniveśya rahogṛhe | vāsonnapānaśayanairmātṛsāmyamapūjayat
Pinatuloy niya siya sa tabi ng sarili niyang tahanan, sa isang lihim na silid. Doon ay pinarangalan niya siya na wari’y sariling ina—binigyan ng kasuotan, pagkain, inumin, at higaan.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: The merchant installs the queen and child in a private room near his home and arranges garments, food, water, and bedding, honoring her with mother-like reverence.
FAQs
Gṛhastha-dharma shines through service: giving shelter and necessities, and honoring the vulnerable like one’s own mother.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes dharmic hospitality.
No formal ritual is prescribed, but acts akin to dāna and atithi-sevā (providing food, drink, clothing, lodging) are exemplified.