Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 54
मद्दक्षिणेति गुरुणा निर्बन्धाद्याचितो रुषा । आगतः स मुनिः कौत्सस्ततो याचितुमादरात् । रघुं भूपालतिलकं दत्तसर्वस्वदक्षिणम्
maddakṣiṇeti guruṇā nirbandhādyācito ruṣā | āgataḥ sa muniḥ kautsastato yācitumādarāt | raghuṃ bhūpālatilakaṃ dattasarvasvadakṣiṇam
গুৰুৱে ৰুষ্ট হৈ ‘মোৰ দক্ষিণা!’ বুলি জোৰ কৰি দাবী কৰাত, মুনি কৌৎস উদ্বিগ্নচিত্তে আহিল। তাৰ পাছত সন্মানসহিতে তেওঁ ৰঘুৰ ওচৰলৈ প্ৰাৰ্থনা কৰিবলৈ গ’ল—ৰাজাসকলৰ তিলক—যিয়ে যজ্ঞদক্ষিণা ৰূপে সকলো দান কৰি থৈছিল।
Agastya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kautsa, inwardly troubled yet dutiful, stands before King Raghu. The king—already emptied by prior dakṣiṇā—appears calm, compassionate, and resolute. Courtiers look anxious; empty treasury chests or sparse offerings hint at ‘dattasarvasva’.
FAQs
Dharma tests both giver and seeker: the king’s total generosity and the disciple’s duty to fulfill guru-dakṣiṇā meet in a moral dilemma.
Ayodhyā’s royal-sage culture is foregrounded, presenting the city as a stage for exemplary dharma.
Guru-dakṣiṇā is demanded and sought; Raghu is described as having already offered sarvasva-dakṣiṇā in sacrifice.