दयादाक्षिण्यनिपुणाः सत्यव्रतपरायणाः । क्षमया क्षमयातुल्या गांभीर्यजितसागराः
dayādākṣiṇyanipuṇāḥ satyavrataparāyaṇāḥ | kṣamayā kṣamayātulyā gāṃbhīryajitasāgarāḥ
वे दया और दाक्षिण्य में निपुण, सत्य-व्रत में परायण थे; क्षमा में अतुलनीय थे, और अपने गांभीर्य से सागर को भी जीत लेते थे।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue style)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājārṣi addressee
Scene: A king shown performing compassionate acts—feeding the needy, granting refuge, forgiving an offender—while holding a gesture of truth (raised hand in oath). Behind, a vast river/ocean motif symbolizes gāmbhīrya.
Dharma is measured by inner virtues—truth, compassion, generosity, and patient forgiveness.
Not named in this verse; the praise occurs within the Kāśī narrative frame.
A vow of truth (satya-vrata) is highlighted as a lived discipline rather than a formal ritual.