Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
मुक्त्वैकां गुरुशुश्रूषां नान्यत्किंचिदसौ द्विजः । अकरोच्छोभनं कर्म दिवाप्रभृति नित्यशः
muktvaikāṃ guruśuśrūṣāṃ nānyatkiṃcidasau dvijaḥ | akarocchobhanaṃ karma divāprabhṛti nityaśaḥ
Selain satu kali pelayanan kepada gurunya, brāhmaṇa itu tidak melakukan kebajikan lain yang berarti. Sejak fajar menyingsing, ia terbiasa melakukan perbuatan yang tidak patut setiap hari.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A lone brāhmaṇa at daybreak, turning away from sacred duties; the light of dawn contrasts with his shadowed, improper acts—an ethical chiaroscuro.
FAQs
Neglect of dharma—even with a token of good conduct—leads to habitual wrongdoing; sustained virtue is emphasized.
Indirectly, the Prabhāsakṣetra narrative frame; the moral biography supports the later sanctity of Śūlasthāna through Vālmīki’s transformation.
None; it highlights guru-sevā as a key dharmic value and contrasts it with daily misconduct.