Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71
एवं मे स गुरुर्जातः शरकारो द्विजोत्तमाः । शृणुध्वं कन्यका जाता गुरुत्वे मे यथा पुरा
evaṃ me sa gururjātaḥ śarakāro dvijottamāḥ | śṛṇudhvaṃ kanyakā jātā gurutve me yathā purā
Demikianlah, wahai yang utama di antara brāhmaṇa, si pembuat anak panah itu menjadi guruku. Sekarang dengarlah bagaimana, seperti dahulu, seorang gadis muda juga menjadi guruku.
Unspecified first-person narrator addressing brāhmaṇas
Listener: dvijoत्तamāḥ
Scene: A humble seeker bows to an arrow-maker holding a half-made arrow; in the next vignette, a young maiden instructs with composed authority, indicating guruhood transcending age and profession.
FAQs
True instruction can arise from any station of life; humility makes one fit to receive wisdom from unexpected teachers.
Not specified in this verse; it is part of a broader tīrtha-māhātmya narration.
None; it introduces an exemplum about gurus and learning.