स्वयं वस्तुमशक्तोपि वासयेत्तीर्थवासिनम् । अप्येकमपि मूल्येन स वस्तुःफलभाग्ध्रुवम्
svayaṃ vastumaśaktopi vāsayettīrthavāsinam | apyekamapi mūlyena sa vastuḥphalabhāgdhruvam
اگرچہ خود وہاں رہنے کی طاقت نہ ہو، پھر بھی تیرتھ میں بسنے والے یاتری کو ٹھہرانا چاہیے؛ خواہ ایک ہی چیز کی قیمت پر ہو، وہ یقیناً اس مقدس قیام کے پھل کا حق دار بنتا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced: instructional tone within Kāśī-māhātmya discourse)
Tirtha: Kāśī (via tīrtha-vāsin-sevā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Householders unable to undertake full kṣetra-vāsa
Scene: A householder offers a simple room, water, and food to a weary Kāśī pilgrim; the pilgrim’s aura subtly shows the Gaṅgā and Viśvanātha, indicating the host receives the fruit of tīrtha-vāsa.
Supporting pilgrims through hospitality allows one to partake in tīrtha-merit even without personally residing there.
The teaching is given in the Kāśī context, applying to Kāśī as the exemplary tīrtha.
Atithi-sevā: lodging/hosting a tīrtha-vāsin (pilgrim/resident of the sacred place), even at personal cost.