Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 176
सदा शिष्यो वयःस्थोपि शासनीयः प्रयत्नतः । किं पुनर्बाल एव त्वं तेन त्वां वच्मि भूरिशः
sadā śiṣyo vayaḥsthopi śāsanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ | kiṃ punarbāla eva tvaṃ tena tvāṃ vacmi bhūriśaḥ
শিষ্য বয়সে বৃদ্ধ হলেও সর্বদা যত্নসহকারে শাসিত হওয়া উচিত; আর তুমি তো এখনও কিশোর—তাই আমি তোমাকে বারবার উপদেশ দিচ্ছি।
Guru
Listener: A younger disciple (or junior interlocutor)
Scene: A venerable guru seated beneath a sacred tree near a tīrtha, instructing a youthful disciple with a firm yet compassionate gesture; pilgrims and ascetics in the background observing restraint.
FAQs
Discipleship requires ongoing discipline and humility, regardless of age; guidance is especially vital in youth.
No specific tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
No ritual; it prescribes conduct—accepting instruction and maintaining discipline.
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