Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 74
गुरवश्च तथा शिष्यैः स्त्रीभिश्च पुरुषाधमाः । स्वामिनो भृत्यवर्गैश्च मूर्खैश्चापि बहुश्रुताः
guravaśca tathā śiṣyaiḥ strībhiśca puruṣādhamāḥ | svāmino bhṛtyavargaiśca mūrkhaiścāpi bahuśrutāḥ
तेथे गुरु शिष्यांकडून तिरस्कृत होतात; योग्य पुरुषही नीच जनांच्या (आणि स्त्रियांच्या) अधीन होतात; स्वामी नोकरवर्गाकडून दाबले जातात, आणि बहुश्रुतही मूर्खांकडून अपमानित होतात।
Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: A classroom/āśrama scene inverted: a guru seated in sorrow while arrogant disciples stand over him; a master ignored by servants; a learned sage mocked by fools—portraying Kali’s reversal of respect.
FAQs
When dharma declines, proper respect for knowledge, mentorship, and rightful responsibility becomes inverted.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse; it serves as a warning sign within tīrtha-māhātmya framing.
None; the verse describes social disorder rather than prescribing a vow or pilgrimage act.