Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
शिथिलो गुरुकृत्येषु स यदालक्षितो मया । तस्या वाक्यावसाने तु उत्तंकः पर्य्यदृश्यत
śithilo gurukṛtyeṣu sa yadālakṣito mayā | tasyā vākyāvasāne tu uttaṃkaḥ paryyadṛśyata
Quand je remarquai qu’il s’était relâché dans les devoirs dus au guru, alors, au moment même où ses paroles s’achevaient, Uttaṅka apparut au regard.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Gautama-āśrama
Type: kshetra
Scene: Ahalyā notes Uttaṅka’s laxity in guru-duties; at the very end of her words, Uttaṅka appears—dramatic timing that averts immediate fallout.
FAQs
Service to the guru (gurusevā) is central; laxity in it is a moral fault that must be corrected immediately.
No explicit tīrtha is named; the verse advances the Arbuda Khaṇḍa story that undergirds the region’s sacred narrative.
None; the focus is ethical—faithful performance of guru-duties.