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
“एकाच भार्गवाच्या हरणाने क्षणात आपले सर्व काही हरपले. धिक्कार असो आपल्याला—ज्यांच्याकडून कुलश्रेष्ठ, कुलपूज्य गुरु, सर्वसमर्थ त्राता, आपत्तीतही वाचविला गेला नाही।”
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.