Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14
अधीते गुरुणा हूतः प्राप्तं तस्मै निवेदयेत् । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा हितं तस्याचरेत्सदा
adhīte guruṇā hūtaḥ prāptaṃ tasmai nivedayet | karmaṇā manasā vācā hitaṃ tasyācaretsadā
Quand le maître l’appelle durant l’étude, qu’il lui présente tout ce qu’il a obtenu ; et par l’acte, la pensée et la parole, qu’il agisse toujours pour le bien du maître.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A guru calls a student from a study hall; the student approaches carrying a small bundle of received items and offers them with bowed head; other students recite softly; a lamp burns steadily.
FAQs
Learning ripens through devotion to the teacher—service and sincerity in thought, word, and deed purify knowledge into wisdom.
No single tīrtha is specified; the instruction reflects Kāśī’s dharmic ideal of disciplined study and reverence.
Obedience when summoned by the guru, offering what one has received, and continuous guru-hita (acting for the guru’s benefit).