Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5
नोवाच किंचिद्दुर्मेधावचो मानुपुरःसरम् । नाह्वानं नासनं तस्य न विसर्जनमेव च
novāca kiṃciddurmedhāvaco mānupuraḥsaram | nāhvānaṃ nāsanaṃ tasya na visarjanameva ca
لكن ذلك الأحمق لم ينبس ببنت شفة، ولم يقل كلمات ترحيب مهذبة. لم يدعه، ولم يعرض عليه مقعداً، ولم يودعه حتى وداعاً لائقاً.
Lomāśa
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bṛhaspati stands waiting; devas look uneasy; Indra remains seated, silent and inattentive—no invitation, no seat offered; tension replaces festivity.
FAQs
Neglecting the guru and basic dharmic etiquette is a grave fault that leads to decline, even for the powerful.
None; the focus is ethical instruction through mythic narrative.
No formal ritual is given, but dharmic conduct is implied: welcome (āhvāna), offering a seat (āsana), and respectful send-off (visarjana).