Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30
ततोऽसौ तापसो विप्राश्चिंतयामास चेतमि । दक्षोऽयं दृश्यते कोऽपि पुमांश्चैव समागतः
tato'sau tāpaso viprāściṃtayāmāsa cetami | dakṣo'yaṃ dṛśyate ko'pi pumāṃścaiva samāgataḥ
তেতিয়া সেই তপস্বী ব্ৰাহ্মণে মনে মনে চিন্তা কৰিলে: “ইয়াত অহা এই পুৰুষজন সক্ষম আৰু যোগ্য যেন দেখা যায়।”
Narrator (reporting the ascetic brāhmaṇa’s inner thought)
Tirtha: Trisaṅgama
Type: sangam
Scene: An ascetic brāhmaṇa sits in contemplation, eyes lowered, as a newcomer stands respectfully nearby; the guru’s face shows measured evaluation rather than immediate assent; the confluence landscape frames the scene.
FAQs
A teacher grants initiation with discernment; sincerity and capability in the seeker are weighed inwardly before acceptance.
The narrative is situated in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; this verse is character-focused rather than site-specific.
No direct rite is prescribed; it depicts the prerequisite evaluation before accepting a disciple for dīkṣā.
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