Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
युगपन्नो हृतं सर्वमेकस्मिन्भार्गवे हृते । धिगस्मान्कुलपूज्यो यैरेकोपि कुलसत्तमः । गुरुः सर्वसमर्थश्च त्राता त्रातो न चापदि
yugapanno hṛtaṃ sarvamekasminbhārgave hṛte | dhigasmānkulapūjyo yairekopi kulasattamaḥ | guruḥ sarvasamarthaśca trātā trāto na cāpadi
«في لحظةٍ واحدة سُلِب منّا كلّ شيء حين أُخذ ذلك البهارغفا الواحد. العار علينا! إذ لم نصن في ساعة الخطر حتى واحدًا، خيرَ أهل عشيرتنا: مُعلّمَنا الموقَّر (الغورو)، القادرَ على كلّ شيء، حامينا، فلم نَحْمِه عند الشدّة».
Andhaka
Scene: Andhaka’s face tight with shame and anger; daitya elders avert their gaze; the absent guru is felt as an empty seat—an unfilled throne-like āsana symbolizing the lost protector.
FAQs
Reverence for the guru must be matched by responsible protection and right conduct; neglect of duty in crisis brings moral disgrace.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s broader Shaiva sacred history.
None.