आपस्तंब उवाच । नार्हं मूल्यं च मे कोटिरधिकं वापि पार्थिव । सदृशं दीयतां मूल्यं ब्राह्मणैः सह चिंतय
āpastaṃba uvāca | nārhaṃ mūlyaṃ ca me koṭiradhikaṃ vāpi pārthiva | sadṛśaṃ dīyatāṃ mūlyaṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ saha ciṃtaya
Āpastamba dijo: «Oh rey, ni un koṭi ni aun más es un “precio” digno para mí. Que se dé un pago apropiado; delibéralo junto con los brāhmaṇas».
Āpastamba
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nabhāga
Scene: Āpastamba raises a hand in gentle refusal, rejecting even a koṭi; he directs the king toward a circle of brāhmaṇas for deliberation, with palm-leaf manuscripts and kusa seats indicating dharma-assembly.
Spiritual authority cannot be priced; dharmic giving must be proportionate, principled, and decided with wise counsel.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, depicted as a place where discernment and righteous counsel guide acts of giving.
Consultation with brāhmaṇas is advised before determining the appropriate dāna/compensation.
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