Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49
नयामि तत्र यत्रास्ते गुरुः सर्वगुणालयः । आरूढस्तस्य पृष्ठे स प्रतस्थे ह्याश्रमं प्रति
nayāmi tatra yatrāste guruḥ sarvaguṇālayaḥ | ārūḍhastasya pṛṣṭhe sa pratasthe hyāśramaṃ prati
मैं तुम्हें वहाँ ले चलता हूँ जहाँ सर्वगुण-निधान गुरु निवास करते हैं। उसके पृष्ठ पर आरूढ़ होकर वह आश्रम की ओर चल पड़ा।
Agni (speaking within Vasiṣṭha’s narration)
Tirtha: Gautama-āśrama
Type: kshetra
Scene: A determined seeker is carried swiftly toward a forest hermitage, intent on reaching the revered guru described as an abode of virtues.
FAQs
The highest path resolves in returning to the guru; divine help culminates in completing one’s duty with humility.
The verse points to the guru’s āśrama (hermitage) as the sacred destination in the story, not a named pilgrimage-tīrtha.
None; the emphasis is on reaching the guru to fulfill the entrusted task.