Shloka 556
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata
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न हि किंचिददेयं मे गुरवे ब्रह्म॒वित्तम | एकलव्यने कहा--भगवन्! मैं आपको क्या दूँ? स्वयं गुरुदेव ही मुझे इसके लिये आज्ञा दें। ब्रह्मवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ आचार्य! मेरे पास कोई ऐसी वस्तु नहीं, जो गुरुके लिये अदेय हो
na hi kiñcid adeyaṃ me gurave brahmavittama
Ekalavya dijo: «Para mi maestro, nada está más allá de lo que pueda ofrecer. ¡Oh, el mejor de los conocedores de Brahman! No hay nada de cuanto poseo que yo retenga para negárselo al gurú».
एकलव्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of complete commitment to one’s teacher: gratitude, humility, and readiness to offer whatever is asked as guru-dakṣiṇā, placing the guru’s claim above personal attachment.
Ekalavya addresses his teacher with reverence, declaring that nothing he owns is ‘ungivable’ to the guru—setting the stage for a request of guru-dakṣiṇā and testing the limits of devotion and duty.