Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 151
दुर्जयो हींद्रियग्रामो मुह्यते पंडितोऽपि सन् । गुरुमभ्यागतं गेहे स्वयमुत्थाय यत्नतः
durjayo hīṃdriyagrāmo muhyate paṃḍito'pi san | gurumabhyāgataṃ gehe svayamutthāya yatnataḥ
दुर्जय एव इन्द्रियगणः; पण्डितोऽपि सन् मोहं यास्यति। तस्माद् गुरौ गृहमभ्यागते स्वयमेवोत्थाय यत्नतः सत्कारं कुर्यात्।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A householder, having noticed the guru at the threshold, rises promptly with folded hands; the senses are symbolized as restless horses being reined in.
FAQs
Sense-control is difficult; humility and reverence—especially toward the guru—protect the mind from delusion.
No sacred geography appears here; it is an instruction on ethical and devotional conduct.
An etiquette rule: rise promptly and receive the arriving guru with attentive respect.