Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 80
दिनेनापि गुरुर्योऽसौ त्वया शैवो विनिर्मितः । अधर्मेणापि संजातः स गुरुस्तेन संशयः
dinenāpi gururyo'sau tvayā śaivo vinirmitaḥ | adharmeṇāpi saṃjātaḥ sa gurustena saṃśayaḥ
แม้เพียงวันเดียวเจ้าจะสร้าง “คุรุ” ผู้เป็นไศวะผู้นั้นขึ้นมา แม้เกิดจากทางอธรรม เขาก็ยังเป็นคุรุของเจ้า—ข้อนี้ไม่ต้องสงสัย
Durvāsā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stern admonisher addresses a conflicted pilgrim who has ‘made’ a Śaiva guru in haste; the atmosphere is judicial and penitential, with a subtle presence of Rudra’s emblem (liṅga/triśūla) indicating the contested Śaiva frame.
FAQs
Actions that establish a teacher-disciple bond carry weight; even if formed improperly, the relationship entails responsibility and requires rectification through dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on dharma and guru-status within the chapter’s narrative.
No explicit rite; it implies the need for prāyaścitta when religious roles are created through adharma.