Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 14
अधीते गुरुणा हूतः प्राप्तं तस्मै निवेदयेत् । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा हितं तस्याचरेत्सदा
adhīte guruṇā hūtaḥ prāptaṃ tasmai nivedayet | karmaṇā manasā vācā hitaṃ tasyācaretsadā
مطالعہ کے وقت جب استاد بلائے تو جو کچھ حاصل ہوا ہو وہ اسے پیش کرے؛ اور عمل، دل اور زبان سے ہمیشہ استاد کی بھلائی کے لیے برتاؤ کرے۔
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A guru calls a student from a study hall; the student approaches carrying a small bundle of received items and offers them with bowed head; other students recite softly; a lamp burns steadily.
FAQs
Learning ripens through devotion to the teacher—service and sincerity in thought, word, and deed purify knowledge into wisdom.
No single tīrtha is specified; the instruction reflects Kāśī’s dharmic ideal of disciplined study and reverence.
Obedience when summoned by the guru, offering what one has received, and continuous guru-hita (acting for the guru’s benefit).