Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
गृहस्थानां परो धर्मो नान्योऽस्त्यतिथिपूजनात् । अतिथेर्न च दोषोस्ति तस्यातिक्रमणेन च
gṛhasthānāṃ paro dharmo nānyo'styatithipūjanāt | atitherna ca doṣosti tasyātikramaṇena ca
گھریلو زندگی گزارنے والوں کے لیے مہمان کی تعظیم سے بڑھ کر کوئی دھرم نہیں۔ مہمان میں کوئی عیب نہیں؛ عیب تو صرف اس کے حق میں اپنے فرض سے تجاوز کرنے میں ہے۔
Sūta
Scene: A traveler-guest arrives; the householder rises, offers arghya and āsana, washes the guest’s feet, and welcomes him with respectful words; the moral emphasis is on the host’s duty.
FAQs
Hospitality is a central pillar of gṛhastha-dharma; neglecting a guest is the true moral failing.
The focus here is dharma (atithi-pūjā), not a named tīrtha in this verse.
Atithi-pūjana—receiving, serving, and honoring the guest as a sacred obligation.