Shloka 21
गालवस्य विषादः तथा विष्णुप्रयाणम्
Gālava’s Despair and Resolve to Seek Viṣṇu
प्रीतो मधुरया वाचा विश्वामित्र॑ महाद्युतिम् । दक्षिणा: का: प्रयच्छामि भवते गुरुकर्मणि
prīto madhurayā vācā viśvāmitraṁ mahādyutim | dakṣiṇāḥ kāḥ prayacchāmi bhavate gurukarmaṇi ||
ナーラダは言った。「汝の甘美な言葉に満ち足りた。大いなる光輝を放つヴィシュヴァーミトラよ、師としての務めに対する報礼として、いかなるダクシナー（dakṣiṇā）を汝に捧げるべきか。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical gratitude and propriety in the guru–śiṣya (teacher–student) framework: sweet, respectful speech fosters goodwill, and sincere acknowledgment of guidance is expressed through an appropriate dakṣiṇā—an offering that honors the teacher’s role rather than treating knowledge as a commodity.
Nārada, pleased by Viśvāmitra’s gracious words, addresses him respectfully and asks what dakṣiṇā he should give in return for the guru’s service—framing their interaction within the norms of reverence, reciprocity, and dharmic conduct.