Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 63
यथेष्टचेष्टो नभवेद्गुरोर्नयनगोचरे । न नामपरिगृह्णीयात्परोक्षेप्यविशेषणम्
yatheṣṭaceṣṭo nabhavedgurornayanagocare | na nāmaparigṛhṇīyātparokṣepyaviśeṣaṇam
गुरूच्या नजरेच्या टप्प्यात तो मनमानी वागू नये; आणि गुरू समोर नसतानाही आदरसूचक विशेषणांशिवाय गुरूचे नाव घेऊ नये।
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.