Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41
तच्छ्रुत्वादारकेणोक्तं वचनं प्राह सादरः । एह्येहि वत्सवत्सेति किंचित्स्थानाच्चलन्मुनिः । तं तु स्नेहादुपाघ्राय आसने उपवेशयत्
tacchrutvādārakeṇoktaṃ vacanaṃ prāha sādaraḥ | ehyehi vatsavatseti kiṃcitsthānāccalanmuniḥ | taṃ tu snehādupāghrāya āsane upaveśayat
Nghe lời đứa bé, vị hiền triết ân cần nói: “Lại đây, lại đây, hỡi đứa con yêu.” Ngài hơi đứng dậy khỏi chỗ, trìu mến ngửi đỉnh đầu để đón mừng, rồi cho em ngồi lên một tòa tọa cụ (āsana).
The sage (addressing Dharmarāja/Yudhiṣṭhira with affection)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) milieu (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene forest hermitage assembly: an aged sage rises slightly, beckons a boy with tender words, smells the child’s head in affectionate welcome, and seats him on a simple āsana; disciples and sacred implements in the background.
FAQs
Holiness is expressed through compassion and hospitality: a sage honors even a powerful visitor with affectionate, dhārmic welcome.
The Revā region’s āśrama culture—where saintly hospitality itself becomes part of tīrtha-mahātmya.
Ātithi-satkāra (honoring a guest): welcoming words, affectionate reception, and offering a seat.