Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
सापत्नजः कलिर्नास्ति मम भाग्यपरिक्षये । देवेन्द्रो गुरुणा पूर्वं वारितः किं करोम्यहम्
sāpatnajaḥ kalirnāsti mama bhāgyaparikṣaye | devendro guruṇā pūrvaṃ vāritaḥ kiṃ karomyaham
“Tatkala tuahku menyusut, tiadalah lagi sengketa yang lahir daripada persaingan bagiku. Bahkan Indra, raja para dewa, dahulu ditahan oleh gurunya—maka apakah yang harus aku lakukan?”
Sārasvata (reporting a character’s lament; likely Indra/Śakra in context, but not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A troubled figure confesses: fortune is failing, no rivalry remains to even contest, and Indra himself was checked by his guru—hands spread in helpless questioning; behind, a serene guru silhouette signifies restraint and order.
FAQs
Even powerful rulers are bound by dharma through reverence to the guru; restraint is itself a mark of righteous order.
No tīrtha is explicitly mentioned; the verse is ethical-narrative context within the Vastrāpatha Kṣetra māhātmya.
None; it highlights guru-obedience as a dhārmic discipline rather than a formal rite.