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
دیرغتپا نے کہا: ‘آئیے، آپ کا خیرمقدم ہے۔ یہاں اس آسن پر تشریف رکھیے۔ میں آپ کو اَرجھْیَہ پیش کرتا ہوں، اور ساتھ ہی مَدھوپَرک اور آدابِ مہمانی کی پوری رسم بھی ادا کروں گا۔’
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).