Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
को गुरुस्ते समाचक्ष्व परं कौतूहलं हि नः । अहोज्ञानमहो ज्ञानं नैतद्दृष्टं श्रुतं च न
ko guruste samācakṣva paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ | ahojñānamaho jñānaṃ naitaddṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ ca na
“तुझे गुरु कोण? सांग; आमचे कौतूहल फार आहे। अहो ज्ञान, अहो ज्ञान— असे ज्ञान आम्ही ना पाहिले, ना ऐकले।”
Ṛtvijaḥ (the priests), addressing the jñānī
Scene: Seekers, visibly astonished, gesture toward the sage, asking about his guru; their faces show wonder that such knowledge is unheard-of.
FAQs
Remarkable spiritual attainment is rooted in guidance—seeking the guru is presented as the natural response to witnessing true wisdom.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse.
None; the focus is on the guru-principle rather than a ritual act.
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