Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 157
भुक्तोत्थितौ तु विश्राम्य शय्यासु च क्षमापयेत् । गुरुमूलं यतः सर्वं गुरुर्ज्ञेयो महेश्वरः
bhuktotthitau tu viśrāmya śayyāsu ca kṣamāpayet | gurumūlaṃ yataḥ sarvaṃ gururjñeyo maheśvaraḥ
بعد أن يأكلوا ويقوموا، ويُهيَّأ لهم الراحة على الفُرُش، ينبغي أن يُلتمَس عفوهم؛ لأنّ كلَّ الدَّرما أصلُها الغورو، والغورو يُعرَف أنّه ماهيشڤارا نفسه.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā tīrthas)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim-householder respectfully attends a seated guru after a meal, arranging a clean bed and then bowing with folded hands to ask pardon; subtle Śiva-aura behind the guru to indicate Maheśvara-identification.
FAQs
The guru is the foundation of spiritual life; honoring the guru with service and humility is equivalent to honoring Śiva.
The verse is doctrinal (guru-tattva) rather than site-specific, within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha-oriented framework.
Provide rest after feeding, and formally request forgiveness—an etiquette of guru-sevā and pūjā completion.