Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
एकमप्यक्षरं यस्तु गुरुः शिष्ये निवेदयेत् । पृथिव्यां नास्ति तद्द्रव्यं यद्दत्त्वा ह्यनृणी भवेत्
ekamapyakṣaraṃ yastu guruḥ śiṣye nivedayet | pṛthivyāṃ nāsti taddravyaṃ yaddattvā hyanṛṇī bhavet
ಗುರುವು ಶಿಷ್ಯನಿಗೆ ಒಂದೇ ಅಕ್ಷರವನ್ನಾದರೂ ಉಪದೇಶಿಸಿದರೆ, ಆ ಋಣವನ್ನು ತೀರಿಸಲು ಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟರೂ ಸಾಕಾಗುವಂತಹ ಧನವೇ ಇಲ್ಲ; ಅದರಿಂದ ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ಋಣಮುಕ್ತನಾಗಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ.
Skanda (deduced from teacher-honoring phalaśruti sequence)
FAQs
The gift of sacred knowledge is beyond material valuation; gratitude and reverence toward the guru are central to dharma.
Dvārakā is the narrative context, though the verse primarily glorifies the guru principle within Purāṇic tradition.
No specific rite is named; it implies that honoring and supporting the teacher is a dharmic obligation beyond repayment.