Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
गुरूणां वाक्यकरणात्सर्व एव मनोरथाः । सिद्ध्यंतीतरथा नैव तस्मात्कार्यं हि तद्वचः
gurūṇāṃ vākyakaraṇātsarva eva manorathāḥ | siddhyaṃtītarathā naiva tasmātkāryaṃ hi tadvacaḥ
Ao cumprir a palavra dos Gurus, todos os anseios se realizam; de outro modo, não se realizam de modo algum. Portanto, esse mandamento deve ser feito.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Seeker within Kāśī-khaṇḍa frame
Scene: A guru’s spoken instruction visualized as a luminous script/beam entering the disciple’s heart; the disciple rises with resolve to act.
FAQs
Rightful guidance is spiritually potent: honoring the guru’s instruction becomes a cause for success and inner merit.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context is Kāśī, but this verse praises guru-dharma rather than a particular tīrtha.
No ritual is specified; it prescribes action: execute the guru’s instruction.