Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 108
अर्धनिष्पादितो ह्येष प्रासादो यो मया कृतः । परिपूर्तिं त्वया नेय एषा मे गुरुदक्षिणा
ardhaniṣpādito hyeṣa prāsādo yo mayā kṛtaḥ | paripūrtiṃ tvayā neya eṣā me gurudakṣiṇā
„Dieser Tempelbau (Prāsāda), den ich begonnen habe, ist erst zur Hälfte vollendet. Du musst ihn zur Vollendung führen — das sei meine Guru-dakṣiṇā.“
Durvāsā (implied from continuity)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Durvāsā points toward a half-built prāsāda—pillars rising, scaffolding, stone blocks—commanding the devotee to complete it as guru-dakṣiṇā.
FAQs
A profound offering to the guru can be selfless service—completing a sacred work for the deity and community.
The verse points to a Śaiva shrine whose fame culminates in the following chapter as Nimbēśvara.
Finish the half-built prāsāda (temple edifice) as an act of guru-dakṣiṇā and dharmic service.