Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 150
अधुना गुरुरेधित्वं मम भाग्योदयागतः । राज्यं तु प्रकरोम्येवं न्यक्कृतांतकसाध्वसम्
adhunā gururedhitvaṃ mama bhāgyodayāgataḥ | rājyaṃ tu prakaromyevaṃ nyakkṛtāṃtakasādhvasam
Kini, dengan terbitnya tuah baikku, kebesaran seorang guru telah hadir dalam hidupku. Maka aku akan mentadbir kerajaanku demikian, setelah menundukkan rasa takut kepada Yama (maut).
Skanda (deduced; Kāśī-khaṇḍa often Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (typical frame; not stated in verse)
Scene: A king seated in council, calm and resolute, with a guru/ascetic nearby; Yama’s shadow or symbolic noose fades in the background, indicating subdued fear; Kāśī’s temple skyline anchors the scene.
FAQs
Guru-guided dharma produces inner fearlessness, enabling righteous governance and steadiness before death.
The Kāśī-khaṇḍa setting implies Kāśī’s sanctity, though the verse itself stresses guru-influence and fearlessness.
None explicitly; the implied practice is seeking and following guru-upadeśa for dharmic living.