Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23
भवकोटिसहस्रेषु भूत्वाभूत्वावसीदति । यो ददात्यपुनर्वृत्तिं कोऽन्यस्तस्मात्परो गुरुः
bhavakoṭisahasreṣu bhūtvābhūtvāvasīdati | yo dadātyapunarvṛttiṃ ko'nyastasmātparo guruḥ
بعد أن يولد الكائن ويموت مرارًا عبر عشرات الآلاف من الكرور من الوجودات، يغرق في الإعياء. ومن يمنح «عدم الرجوع» (الخلاص من إعادة الميلاد)، فأيُّ مُعلِّمٍ روحيٍّ أسمى منه؟
Narratorial Purāṇic voice (context not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: A weary jīva wandering through countless births, then approaching a serene Guru who points toward liberation (apunarāvṛtti), with a subtle wheel of saṃsāra fading behind.
FAQs
The supreme Guru is the one who leads the soul beyond saṃsāra—granting ‘non-return’ and freedom from repeated birth and death.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse focuses on mokṣa and Guru-tattva within the discipline of Purāṇa-kathā.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the teaching is doctrinal—praising the liberating role of the Guru.