Shloka 92
सो5हमनुज्ञातो भवतेच्छामीष्टं गुर्वर्थमुपहर्तुमिति । तेनैवमुक्त उपाध्याय: प्रत्युवाच वत्सोत्तड़क उष्यतां तावदिति,अतः आपकी आज्ञा मिलनेपर मैं अभीष्ट गुरुदक्षिणा भेंट करना चाहता हूँ।” उत्तंकके ऐसा कहनेपर उपाध्याय बोले--*बेटा उत्तंक! तब कुछ दिन और यहीं ठहरो'
so’ham anu-jñāto bhavatā icchāmi iṣṭaṃ gurv-arthaṃ upahartum iti | tenaivam ukta upādhyāyaḥ pratyuvāca: vatsa, uttaṅka, uṣyatāṃ tāvad iti |
Rāma said: “Now that I have been granted your permission, I wish to offer the desired gift for my teacher.” When he spoke thus, the preceptor replied, “My child Uttaṅka, stay here a few more days.” The passage highlights the student’s readiness to fulfill guru-dakṣiṇā as a duty of gratitude and discipline, and the teacher’s measured guidance—showing that dharma is not merely eagerness to give, but also patient obedience to rightful instruction.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharma in the guru–śiṣya bond: a student should be eager to repay the teacher through guru-dakṣiṇā, yet must also practice restraint and obedience, accepting the teacher’s timing and instruction as part of disciplined learning.
Uttaṅka, having received permission, expresses his wish to present the teacher’s desired offering (guru-dakṣiṇā). The preceptor responds affectionately, asking him to remain for some more days, delaying the offering and setting up the next narrative development.