Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41
गृहानायांतमालोक्य गुरुंवाऽगुरुमेव वा । योऽगुरुर्नम्रतां धत्ते स गुरुर्न गुरुर्गुरुः
gṛhānāyāṃtamālokya guruṃvā'gurumeva vā | yo'gururnamratāṃ dhatte sa gururna gururguruḥ
گھر کی طرف آتے ہوئے خواہ کوئی گرو ہو یا گرو نہ بھی ہو—جو ‘اگرو’ ہو کر بھی فروتنی اختیار کرے وہی سچا گرو ہے؛ اور جو تکبر کرے وہ ‘گرو’ ہو کر بھی گرو نہیں۔
Skanda (narrating to Agastya, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A householder’s doorway scene: a visitor arrives; the onlookers discern true greatness not by status but by the visitor’s bowed posture and gentle demeanor; the ‘proud guru’ is contrasted in the background with stiff posture.
FAQs
True spiritual authority is measured by humility; pride nullifies even formal status.
The Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework glorifies Kāśī, but this verse focuses on guru-dharma and household etiquette rather than a named tīrtha.
No explicit rite is given; the implied dharma is respectful reception and humble behavior toward visitors/teachers.