Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71
बिभ्रत्सहज काठिन्यं जातो गौरीगुरुर्गुरुः । शंभुं प्रपूज्य सुतया स्रजा विश्वगुरोरपि
bibhratsahaja kāṭhinyaṃ jāto gaurīgururguruḥ | śaṃbhuṃ prapūjya sutayā srajā viśvagurorapi
ដោយកាន់កាប់ភាពតឹងរឹងជាធម្មជាតិ គាត់បានក្លាយជាអាចារ្យដ៏គួរគោរព—សូម្បីតែជាគ្រូរបស់ព្រះនាងគោរី។ បន្ទាប់ពីបូជាព្រះសម្ភូតាមពិធី គាត់បានថ្វាយកម្រងផ្កា ទោះបីព្រះសម្ភូជាគ្រូធំរបស់សកលលោកក៏ដោយ។
Skanda (contextual attribution: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Scene: A stern yet radiant preceptor, after worshipping Śambhu, places a flower-garland upon the Lord; the contrast of the devotee’s gravity and Śiva’s cosmic serenity is emphasized.
FAQs
Even the cosmic Guru (Śiva) is approached with humble worship; devotion refines authority and makes true ‘guruhood’ sacred.
The broader setting is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where Śiva’s presence and worship are repeatedly praised.
Pūjā of Śambhu, including offering a garland (srajā-arpana).