Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8
गुरुपुत्रेण चाज्ञप्तो ममार्थं पादुके कुरु । यदारूढस्य मे पादौ न पंकः संस्पृशेत्क्वचित्
guruputreṇa cājñapto mamārthaṃ pāduke kuru | yadārūḍhasya me pādau na paṃkaḥ saṃspṛśetkvacit
Inutusan ng anak ng guro, (sinabi niya): “Igawa mo ako ng mga sandalyas (pādukā), upang kapag suot ko, hindi kailanman dumikit ang putik sa aking mga paa saanman.”
Guru-putra (the preceptor’s son), within Skanda’s narration to Agastya (context of Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied)
Scene: The guru’s son orders Tvāṣṭra to make sandals that keep his feet untouched by mud; Tvāṣṭra visualizes elevated soles and wondrous craftsmanship.
FAQs
Respect for the guru’s family and attentive service are treated as dharma, cultivating humility and discipline.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred frame is Kāśī, but this verse is a character-driven instruction rather than tīrtha-praise.
No formal ritual; it implies purity/cleanliness and practical readiness through proper footwear.