Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40
वैश्वदेवेन ये हीना आतिथ्येन विवर्जिताः । सर्वे ते वृषला ज्ञेयाः प्राप्तवेदा अपि द्विजाः
vaiśvadevena ye hīnā ātithyena vivarjitāḥ | sarve te vṛṣalā jñeyāḥ prāptavedā api dvijāḥ
جو لوگ ویشودیو کو ترک کرتے ہیں اور مہمان نوازی سے خالی ہیں—انہیں سب کو وِرشَل سمجھو، چاہے وہ دِوِج ہوں اور ویدوں کے عالم ہی کیوں نہ ہوں۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa with scriptures is shown turning away a guest; beside him, a dharmic householder welcomes the guest and performs offerings—contrasting true and false dvijatva.
FAQs
Scriptural learning is incomplete without lived dharma—offerings and hospitality.
Kāśī is the textual setting; the passage frames Kashi’s sanctity through strict household dharma.
Do not abandon Vaiśvadeva and ātithya; both are mandatory duties for householders.