Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
विहाय तमिमं धर्ममातिथ्यविमुखः कथम् । गृह्णासि पापं सर्वेषां ब्रूहि कूर्माधुनोत्तरम्
vihāya tamimaṃ dharmamātithyavimukhaḥ katham | gṛhṇāsi pāpaṃ sarveṣāṃ brūhi kūrmādhunottaram
Đã bỏ chính pháp này, sao ngươi có thể ngoảnh mặt với việc tiếp đãi khách? Sao ngươi lại gánh lấy tội lỗi thuộc về mọi người? Hãy nói đi, hỡi rùa—nay hãy đáp lời.
Kauśika
Scene: Kauśika’s expression turns firm; he points or raises a hand in reprimand toward the tortoise, emphasizing the weight of sin in refusing guests.
FAQs
Rejecting guests violates dharma and accrues pāpa; hospitality is not optional but a moral duty with spiritual consequences.
No specific tīrtha is named; the teaching is framed within the Mānasa-saras encounter but is presented as universal dharma.
The implied prescription is to perform atithi-satkāra (welcome and honor guests); no specific ritual items are enumerated in this verse.