Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 54
मद्दक्षिणेति गुरुणा निर्बन्धाद्याचितो रुषा । आगतः स मुनिः कौत्सस्ततो याचितुमादरात् । रघुं भूपालतिलकं दत्तसर्वस्वदक्षिणम्
maddakṣiṇeti guruṇā nirbandhādyācito ruṣā | āgataḥ sa muniḥ kautsastato yācitumādarāt | raghuṃ bhūpālatilakaṃ dattasarvasvadakṣiṇam
Karena sang guru dengan gusar mendesak, “Dakṣiṇā-ku!”, Resi Kautsa pun datang dengan hati gelisah. Lalu dengan penuh hormat ia pergi memohon kepada Raghu, permata para raja, yang telah menyerahkan segala miliknya sebagai dakṣiṇā yajña.
Agastya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kautsa, inwardly troubled yet dutiful, stands before King Raghu. The king—already emptied by prior dakṣiṇā—appears calm, compassionate, and resolute. Courtiers look anxious; empty treasury chests or sparse offerings hint at ‘dattasarvasva’.
FAQs
Dharma tests both giver and seeker: the king’s total generosity and the disciple’s duty to fulfill guru-dakṣiṇā meet in a moral dilemma.
Ayodhyā’s royal-sage culture is foregrounded, presenting the city as a stage for exemplary dharma.
Guru-dakṣiṇā is demanded and sought; Raghu is described as having already offered sarvasva-dakṣiṇā in sacrifice.