Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11
स्वस्थोपविष्टान्स्वपुरोरग्रतोऽचलमानसान् । प्रणम्योपाविशत्तत्र तदाचार्यस्य सन्निधौ
svasthopaviṣṭānsvapuroragrato'calamānasān | praṇamyopāviśattatra tadācāryasya sannidhau
اُنہیں اپنے سامنے سکون سے بیٹھا ہوا، دل و دماغ کو ثابت و غیر متزلزل دیکھ کر، اُس نے پہلے ادب و عقیدت سے سجدۂ تعظیم کیا، پھر اسی مکرم آچارْیَ کے حضور وہیں بیٹھ گیا۔
Skanda (narration within Skanda–Agastya dialogue, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tranquil teaching setting: disciples seated steady-minded; a newcomer bows and sits near the revered ācārya, emphasizing humility and order.
FAQs
Approach to sacred knowledge begins with humility—bowing to the teacher and sitting attentively in the guru’s presence.
The broader setting is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where encounters with realized teachers are part of the city’s spiritual greatness.
No formal rite is prescribed here; the implied discipline is respectful conduct (praṇāma) and attentive seated listening near the guru.