Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
गुरूणां वाक्यकरणात्सर्व एव मनोरथाः । सिद्ध्यंतीतरथा नैव तस्मात्कार्यं हि तद्वचः
gurūṇāṃ vākyakaraṇātsarva eva manorathāḥ | siddhyaṃtītarathā naiva tasmātkāryaṃ hi tadvacaḥ
गुरुओं के वचन का पालन करने से सभी मनोरथ सिद्ध होते हैं; अन्यथा वे कदापि सिद्ध नहीं होते। इसलिए उस आज्ञा का अवश्य पालन करना चाहिए।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Seeker within Kāśī-khaṇḍa frame
Scene: A guru’s spoken instruction visualized as a luminous script/beam entering the disciple’s heart; the disciple rises with resolve to act.
FAQs
Rightful guidance is spiritually potent: honoring the guru’s instruction becomes a cause for success and inner merit.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context is Kāśī, but this verse praises guru-dharma rather than a particular tīrtha.
No ritual is specified; it prescribes action: execute the guru’s instruction.