Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
स्वागतं ते मुनिश्रेष्ठ भूयः सुस्वागतं च ते । एतद्राज्यममी पुत्रा विभवश्च तव प्रभो
svāgataṃ te muniśreṣṭha bhūyaḥ susvāgataṃ ca te | etadrājyamamī putrā vibhavaśca tava prabho
اے بہترین مُنی! آپ کا خیرمقدم ہے—پھر بھی بہت خوش آمدید۔ اے آقا! یہ سلطنت، یہ بیٹے اور ساری خوشحالی آپ ہی کی ہے۔
Rāma
Scene: A king greets a radiant sage at the palace threshold, hands folded, offering kingdom, sons, and prosperity as symbolic surrender; attendants hold water-pot, garlands, and lamps.
FAQs
Honoring holiness through generous speech and humble offering reflects rāja-dharma and the sanctity of the guest.
No tīrtha is directly named; the verse models dharma within a larger tīrtha-glorifying narrative.
No fixed ritual is prescribed; the verse expresses the spirit of dāna (offering) and formal welcome (svāgata) to a sage.