Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 89
तस्मात्त्वं हि मया त्यक्तः सांप्रतं हि न मे गुरुः । अविशषेण शिष्यार्थं यदादेशं प्रयच्छसि
tasmāttvaṃ hi mayā tyaktaḥ sāṃprataṃ hi na me guruḥ | aviśaṣeṇa śiṣyārthaṃ yadādeśaṃ prayacchasi
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Yājñavalkya
Scene: Yājñavalkya, composed, declares separation; his posture is firm but not insulting. The guru appears conflicted; disciples watch in silence.
FAQs
Dharma may require separation from wrongdoing, yet one should still seek truth and instruction without ego.
The episode proceeds toward Viśvāmitra-hrada, where spiritual restoration is sought through tīrtha practice.
No explicit ritual here; it frames the narrative that later includes snāna and devotion.