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
આપસ્તંબ બોલ્યા—હે રાજન, મારા માટે કોટિ પણ યોગ્ય મૂલ્ય નથી, વધુ તો નથી જ. યોગ્ય દાન આપો; બ્રાહ્મણો સાથે વિચાર કરો.
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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