Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य नारदस्य महात्मनः । आसनात्सहसोत्थाय तैः सर्वैः परिवारितः । आगच्छत्त्वरया शक्रो गुरोर्गेहमतंद्रितः
etacchrutvā vacastasya nāradasya mahātmanaḥ | āsanātsahasotthāya taiḥ sarvaiḥ parivāritaḥ | āgacchattvarayā śakro gurorgehamataṃdritaḥ
Als Śakra die Worte des großherzigen Nārada vernahm, sprang er sogleich von seinem Sitz auf und eilte, von all seinen Gefährten umgeben, ohne Zögern zur Wohnung seines Guru.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame implied)
Scene: Indra (Śakra) rises abruptly from a jeweled seat in the celestial assembly, attendants clustering around, and rushes toward Bṛhaspati’s serene hermitage-palace.
FAQs
True repentance is prompt and active—one must immediately correct wrongdoing, especially toward a guru.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa context supports the broader sanctity of Kedāra, but this verse centers on moral action rather than a pilgrimage act.
No formal rite is described; the practical dharma is to approach the guru quickly and seek reconciliation.