Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23
न श्रोष्यन्ति पितुः पुत्रास्तदाप्रभृति भारत । न गुरोर्बान्धवाः शिष्या भविष्यत्यधरोत्तरम्
na śroṣyanti pituḥ putrāstadāprabhṛti bhārata | na gurorbāndhavāḥ śiṣyā bhaviṣyatyadharottaram
Dès lors, ô Bhārata, les fils n’écouteront plus leurs pères ; les disciples, et même les proches, n’obéiront plus au guru : ce qui est inférieur s’élèvera au‑dessus de ce qui est supérieur.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual attribution within the Revākhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (general frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (addressed as Bhārata)
Scene: A didactic scene of yuga-decline: a father and guru seated with dignity while sons and disciples turn away; the world visually inverted—servants seated above elders, dharma personified weakened.
FAQs
Dharma weakens when reverence for parents and teachers collapses, leading to a reversal of proper hierarchy and values.
No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a Kali-yuga moral prognosis within Revā Khaṇḍa.
None explicitly; the implied practice is adherence to guru- and pitṛ-sevā (service and respect).