Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
किमद्य वत्स दूरे त्वमुपविष्टस्तु दैन्यधृक् । एहि मे संनिधौ ब्रूहि पराभूतोऽसि केन वा
kimadya vatsa dūre tvamupaviṣṭastu dainyadhṛk | ehi me saṃnidhau brūhi parābhūto'si kena vā
„Was ist heute, mein Kind? Warum sitzt du so weit entfernt und trägst solche Niedergeschlagenheit? Komm zu mir heran und sprich: Von wem wurdest du gedemütigt?“
Upādhyāya (teacher)
Scene: The guru beckons the disciple closer, speaking with paternal tenderness; the disciple hesitates at the edge of the sacred space.
FAQs
Dharma is restored through honest disclosure before a competent guide (guru), which opens the path to correction and purification.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it frames the guru-disciple exchange within a broader māhātmya.
None; it initiates inquiry that will lead to expiatory guidance.