Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88
भ्राम्यमाणस्ततः शैलो नोदितः सुरदानवैः । भ्रममाणो निराधारो बोधश्चेव गुरुं विना
bhrāmyamāṇastataḥ śailo noditaḥ suradānavaiḥ | bhramamāṇo nirādhāro bodhaśceva guruṃ vinā
ततः सुरदानवैर्नोदितः शैलो भ्राम्यमाणोऽभवत् । निराधारो भ्रममाणो यथा गुरुं विना बोधः ॥
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Mandara tilts and spins wildly atop the ocean; Devas and Asuras strain; the serpent-rope arcs; the scene conveys imbalance and urgency.
FAQs
Knowledge without a guru lacks a steady foundation and spins into confusion—just as the mountain whirls without support.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse uses the cosmic narrative to teach guru-tattva.
No ritual is prescribed; the instruction is doctrinal—affirming the need for a guru.
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