Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88
भ्राम्यमाणस्ततः शैलो नोदितः सुरदानवैः । भ्रममाणो निराधारो बोधश्चेव गुरुं विना
bhrāmyamāṇastataḥ śailo noditaḥ suradānavaiḥ | bhramamāṇo nirādhāro bodhaśceva guruṃ vinā
Puis la montagne, poussée par les Devas et les Dānavas, se mit à tournoyer ; tournoyant sans appui, elle était comme la connaissance qui s’égare lorsqu’il n’y a pas de maître.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Mandara tilts and spins wildly atop the ocean; Devas and Asuras strain; the serpent-rope arcs; the scene conveys imbalance and urgency.
FAQs
Knowledge without a guru lacks a steady foundation and spins into confusion—just as the mountain whirls without support.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse uses the cosmic narrative to teach guru-tattva.
No ritual is prescribed; the instruction is doctrinal—affirming the need for a guru.