Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 170
एतदेवेदृशं सूक्ष्मं ब्रह्मचर्यं विदुर्बुधाः । गुरुं च श्रृणु मे मातर्यो मे विद्याप्रदोऽभवत्
etadevedṛśaṃ sūkṣmaṃ brahmacaryaṃ vidurbudhāḥ | guruṃ ca śrṛṇu me mātaryo me vidyāprado'bhavat
Orang bijak mengetahui brahmacarya yang demikian inilah sebagai halus dan mendalam. Dan dengarkan tentang guruku, wahai Ibu—dialah yang menjadi pemberi vidyā bagiku.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mother (addressed as ‘mātarye/mātaryo’ in vocative sense)
Scene: A disciple speaks to ‘Mother’ with folded hands, pointing toward a seated guru who radiates calm; the environment is a quiet riverside hermitage, suggesting that subtle brahmacarya is taught through presence and instruction.
FAQs
Brahmacarya is portrayed as an inner subtlety recognized by the wise, sustained by true guidance from the guru.
No explicit site is named; the verse pivots from tīrtha context to the inner ‘māhātmya’ of discipline and instruction.
No external rite; it emphasizes brahmacarya as subtle sādhanā and the necessity of a vidyā-prada guru.