Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49
तस्माच्छिष्योऽस्मि ते नाहं न च मे त्वं गुरुः स्थितः । सांप्रतं स्वेच्छयाऽन्यत्र प्रयास्यामि करोषि किम्
tasmācchiṣyo'smi te nāhaṃ na ca me tvaṃ guruḥ sthitaḥ | sāṃprataṃ svecchayā'nyatra prayāsyāmi karoṣi kim
“కాబట్టి నేను నీ శిష్యుడను కాను; నీవు నా గురువుగా నిలువలేదు. ఇప్పుడు నా ఇష్టముచొప్పున ఇతరత్ర వెళ్తాను—నీవేమి చేయగలవు?”
Disciple (name not provided in the snippet; addressing Śākalya)
Scene: The speaker declares he is no disciple and the other no guru, turning away as if to depart; the guru figure remains still, embodying restraint, while the departing figure shows agitation.
FAQs
It dramatizes the breakdown of sacred hierarchy when trust and dharma are lost, warning against ego-driven separation.
No site is named in this verse; it sets up later movement toward a siddhi-kṣetra.
None; it is a narrative declaration of separation and departure.
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