Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63
यथेष्टचेष्टो नभवेद्गुरोर्नयनगोचरे । न नामपरिगृह्णीयात्परोक्षेप्यविशेषणम्
yatheṣṭaceṣṭo nabhavedgurornayanagocare | na nāmaparigṛhṇīyātparokṣepyaviśeṣaṇam
នៅក្នុងចំណុចដែលគុរុអាចមើលឃើញ គាត់មិនគួរប្រព្រឹត្តតាមចិត្តចង់ទេ; ហើយទោះគុរុមិននៅមុខ ក៏មិនគួរបញ្ចេញនាមគុរុដោយគ្មានពាក្យគោរពឡើយ។
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a gurukula hall: the guru walks by; the student stands with folded hands, eyes lowered, posture composed. In a separate vignette, the student speaks of the guru to others using an honorific, indicating reverent speech even in absence.
FAQs
Reverence is measured by restraint and speech-discipline; respect for the guru must be consistent in presence and absence.
As part of Kāśīkhaṇḍa, the broader sanctity of Kāśī frames these teachings on refined conduct.
A behavioral observance: disciplined conduct before the guru and using honorifics when referring to the guru.