Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
कमठ उवात्र । तात प्रणम्य त्वां वक्ष्ये तादृक्परमभोजनम् । द्विजं च तर्पयिष्यामि दत्त्वा परमभोजनम्
kamaṭha uvātra | tāta praṇamya tvāṃ vakṣye tādṛkparamabhojanam | dvijaṃ ca tarpayiṣyāmi dattvā paramabhojanam
Kamaṭha thưa: “Thưa cha, con cúi đầu đảnh lễ cha và sẽ trình bày thế nào là ‘phẩm thực tối thượng’. Rồi con sẽ dâng phẩm thực tối thượng ấy để làm cho vị brāhmaṇa được thỏa nguyện.”
Kamaṭha
Listener: Hārīta (father) and the atithi (as beneficiary)
Scene: Young Kamaṭha bows to his father, then turns toward the guest with confident humility, ready to explain and perform the ‘supreme offering’.
FAQs
True hospitality combines humility, understanding, and wholehearted giving—aimed at the guest’s genuine satisfaction.
No specific tīrtha is named; the emphasis remains on dharma expressed through atithi-sevā.
The intent to offer ‘parama-bhojana’ is stated; the specific form of that offering is promised to be explained next.