Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 128
विद्याधिकं गुरुं वृद्धं कुर्यादेतान्प्रदक्षिणान्
vidyādhikaṃ guruṃ vṛddhaṃ kuryādetānpradakṣiṇān
Hendaknya dengan penuh bhakti melakukan pradaksina (mengelilingi dengan hormat) kepada mereka yang unggul dalam pengetahuan, kepada guru, dan kepada para lanjut usia yang mulia.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a temple courtyard, a disciple circumambulates a seated guru and an aged, serene scholar; other pilgrims watch quietly, hands folded; the pradakṣiṇā path is marked with lamps and flowers.
FAQs
Honoring wisdom and age is a dharmic act; reverence to teachers and the learned sustains spiritual culture.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is interpersonal dharma.
Perform pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) for the learned, the guru, and elders.