कदाचिदतिथिर्भूतो दुर्लभं प्रार्थयन्रविः । न तस्य राज्ञो विषये दुर्लभं किंचिदैक्षत
kadācidatithirbhūto durlabhaṃ prārthayanraviḥ | na tasya rājño viṣaye durlabhaṃ kiṃcidaikṣata
کبھی روی (سورج) مہمان بن کر آیا اور کوئی نہایت دشوار چیز مانگی؛ مگر اُس بادشاہ کی سلطنت میں اس نے کچھ بھی ایسا نہ دیکھا جو حقیقتاً ‘ناقابلِ حصول’ ہو۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: A radiant yet disguised traveler (Ravi) arrives as an atithi, requesting a ‘rare’ boon; the king’s treasury and granaries open without hesitation, attendants bringing gifts while the guest watches in wonder.
Hospitality and generosity are measures of dharma; for the truly righteous, ‘difficult gifts’ become possible through resolve.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), as the setting for exemplary dharma practiced by a king.
Implicitly, atithi-sevā (serving guests) and dāna (giving) are upheld, though no formal rite is detailed.