Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
युगपन्नो हृतं सर्वमेकस्मिन्भार्गवे हृते । धिगस्मान्कुलपूज्यो यैरेकोपि कुलसत्तमः । गुरुः सर्वसमर्थश्च त्राता त्रातो न चापदि
yugapanno hṛtaṃ sarvamekasminbhārgave hṛte | dhigasmānkulapūjyo yairekopi kulasattamaḥ | guruḥ sarvasamarthaśca trātā trāto na cāpadi
“In an instant, everything of ours was lost when that single Bhārgava was taken. Shame on us: in the hour of peril we did not protect even one—the best of our clan, our revered guru, able in every way, our protector—yet we failed to protect him.”
Andhaka
Scene: Andhaka’s face tight with shame and anger; daitya elders avert their gaze; the absent guru is felt as an empty seat—an unfilled throne-like āsana symbolizing the lost protector.
FAQs
Reverence for the guru must be matched by responsible protection and right conduct; neglect of duty in crisis brings moral disgrace.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s broader Shaiva sacred history.
None.