Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
अंगीकृत्य गुरोर्वाक्यं गुरुपत्न्या गुरोः शिशोः । यो न निष्पादयेन्मूढः स भवेन्निरयी नरः
aṃgīkṛtya gurorvākyaṃ gurupatnyā guroḥ śiśoḥ | yo na niṣpādayenmūḍhaḥ sa bhavennirayī naraḥ
ଗୁରୁଙ୍କ ଆଜ୍ଞା—ଏବଂ ଗୁରୁପତ୍ନୀ ଓ ଗୁରୁପୁତ୍ରଙ୍କ ବଚନ—ଅଙ୍ଗୀକାର କରି ଯେ ମୂଢ଼ ତାହା ପାଳନ କରେନାହିଁ, ସେ ନରକଗାମୀ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ହୁଏ।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Didactic tableau: the guru seated, with guru’s wife and child nearby; the student stands respectfully, accepting the command; a subtle ominous backdrop hints at the consequence of neglect (nāraka warning).
FAQs
Accepting a duty—especially connected to one’s guru—creates a binding moral obligation; neglect is treated as grave adharma.
The verse sits within Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-mahātmya framework, but it primarily teaches dharma (guru-obedience) rather than naming a tīrtha.
No specific rite; it prescribes ethical observance: fulfilling the guru’s instruction (guru-vākya-karaṇa).