Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
गृहानायांतमालोक्य गुरुंवाऽगुरुमेव वा । योऽगुरुर्नम्रतां धत्ते स गुरुर्न गुरुर्गुरुः
gṛhānāyāṃtamālokya guruṃvā'gurumeva vā | yo'gururnamratāṃ dhatte sa gururna gururguruḥ
Ob man einen Guru oder auch einen Nicht-Guru zum Haus kommen sieht: Wer, obwohl ‘nicht Guru’, Demut annimmt, der wird zum wahren Guru; der hochmütige ‘Guru’ ist überhaupt kein Guru.
Skanda (narrating to Agastya, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A householder’s doorway scene: a visitor arrives; the onlookers discern true greatness not by status but by the visitor’s bowed posture and gentle demeanor; the ‘proud guru’ is contrasted in the background with stiff posture.
FAQs
True spiritual authority is measured by humility; pride nullifies even formal status.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework glorifies Kāśī, but this verse focuses on guru-dharma and household etiquette rather than a named tīrtha.
No explicit rite is given; the implied dharma is respectful reception and humble behavior toward visitors/teachers.