Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
निष्ठुरे वज्रहृदये प्राप्तोऽहमतिथिस्तव । उचितां तत्सतां पूजां कुरु या ते हृदि स्थिता
niṣṭhure vajrahṛdaye prāpto'hamatithistava | ucitāṃ tatsatāṃ pūjāṃ kuru yā te hṛdi sthitā
“اے سنگ دل، جس کا دل بجلی کے مانند ہے! میں تمہارے پاس مہمان بن کر آیا ہوں۔ نیکوں کے شایانِ شان جو مناسب مہمان نوازی ہے، وہ کرو—جو تمہارے دل میں قائم ہے۔”
Bhīmabhū (addressing the woman)
Scene: A bold speaker addresses a hard-hearted person, calling them ‘vajra-hṛdaya’, while asserting his status as a guest and demanding proper reception.
FAQs
Atithi-dharma (honoring a guest) is upheld as a hallmark of the righteous, even amid personal conflict.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is ethical conduct (dharma) in narrative form.
A general prescription of satāṃ-pūjā—proper honoring of a guest—without specific rites.