Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
युगपन्नो हृतं सर्वमेकस्मिन्भार्गवे हृते । धिगस्मान्कुलपूज्यो यैरेकोपि कुलसत्तमः । गुरुः सर्वसमर्थश्च त्राता त्रातो न चापदि
yugapanno hṛtaṃ sarvamekasminbhārgave hṛte | dhigasmānkulapūjyo yairekopi kulasattamaḥ | guruḥ sarvasamarthaśca trātā trāto na cāpadi
“ಒಬ್ಬನೇ ಭಾರ್ಗವನು ಹರಣವಾದ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲೇ ನಮ್ಮೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಕಳೆದುಹೋಯಿತು. ಧಿಕ್ಕಾರ ನಮಗೆ—ಕೂಲಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ, ಕೂಲಪೂಜ್ಯ ಗುರು, ಸರ್ವಸಮರ್ಥ ರಕ್ಷಕನು ಆಪತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಡ ರಕ್ಷಿಸಲ್ಪಡಲಿಲ್ಲ।”
Andhaka
Scene: Andhaka’s face tight with shame and anger; daitya elders avert their gaze; the absent guru is felt as an empty seat—an unfilled throne-like āsana symbolizing the lost protector.
FAQs
Reverence for the guru must be matched by responsible protection and right conduct; neglect of duty in crisis brings moral disgrace.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s broader Shaiva sacred history.
None.