Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81
छिद्यतां सूत्रधारेण विद्यापरशुनाधुना । भजामि तव शिष्योऽहं वरिवस्यापरश्चिरम्
chidyatāṃ sūtradhāreṇa vidyāparaśunādhunā | bhajāmi tava śiṣyo'haṃ varivasyāparaściram
رہنمائی کے دھاگے اور سچی ودیا کے کلہاڑے سے اب اسے کاٹ دیا جائے۔ میں آپ کی پناہ میں آیا ہوا آپ کا شاگرد ہوں؛ مدتوں سے میں صرف ظاہری پوجا کی خدمت میں لگا رہا، اعلیٰ ریاضت میں نہیں۔
Unspecified (context suggests a supplicant addressing a revered teacher/ascetic)
Scene: The disciple, holding flowers from prior outward worship, now kneels as the guru extends a ‘thread’ of guidance (a luminous sūtra) and raises an axe of knowledge; the disciple’s bonds (ropes/vines) are being severed.
FAQs
Spiritual progress requires guidance and knowledge that cuts through confusion; discipleship is a conscious turning from mere externalism to inner transformation.
No specific place is mentioned; the verse focuses on guru-guided liberation rather than a location-mahātmya.
No fixed rite is stated; the verse contrasts mere ritual service (varivasyā) with the higher ‘cutting’ power of knowledge and guidance.