Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 176
सदा शिष्यो वयःस्थोपि शासनीयः प्रयत्नतः । किं पुनर्बाल एव त्वं तेन त्वां वच्मि भूरिशः
sadā śiṣyo vayaḥsthopi śāsanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ | kiṃ punarbāla eva tvaṃ tena tvāṃ vacmi bhūriśaḥ
شاگرد اگرچہ عمر رسیدہ ہو تب بھی ہمیشہ کوشش کے ساتھ اس کی تربیت و تادیب لازم ہے؛ پھر تم تو ابھی کم سن ہو، اسی لیے میں تمہیں بار بار نصیحت کرتا ہوں۔
Guru
Listener: A younger disciple (or junior interlocutor)
Scene: A venerable guru seated beneath a sacred tree near a tīrtha, instructing a youthful disciple with a firm yet compassionate gesture; pilgrims and ascetics in the background observing restraint.
FAQs
Discipleship requires ongoing discipline and humility, regardless of age; guidance is especially vital in youth.
No specific tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
No ritual; it prescribes conduct—accepting instruction and maintaining discipline.