Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
गुरुद्रोहरतानां च यत्पापं जायते नृणाम् । तेन पापेन लिप्यामि यद्यहं नागमे पुनः
gurudroharatānāṃ ca yatpāpaṃ jāyate nṛṇām | tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ
اگر میں دوبارہ نہ لوٹوں تو مجھ پر وہ گناہ چڑھ جائے جو اُن لوگوں میں پیدا ہوتا ہے جو اپنے گرو (استادِ روحانی) سے غداری میں لذت پاتے ہیں۔
Kapilā (Cow)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied audience within the episode
Scene: Kapilā speaks with intensity, invoking the sin of guru-betrayers as the penalty if she fails to return; a guru figure is suggested—seated, calm, with staff or scripture—contrasting her anxious resolve.
FAQs
Betrayal of the guru is portrayed as a severe moral collapse; the verse uses that gravity to reinforce unwavering commitment to truth.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this line; it is a dharma-centered oath within the story.
None; it is a moral vow framed through the doctrine of pāpa.