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
ເພາະອາຈານບີບບັງຄັບຢ່າງແນ່ນອນວ່າ “ຄ່າຄູຂອງຂ້າ!” ມຸນີ ກໍຕະ ຈຶ່ງມາຮອດ ແມ່ນຈິດໃຈບໍ່ສະບາຍ; ແລ້ວດ້ວຍຄວາມເຄົາລົບ ລາວເຂົ້າໄປຂໍຈາກ ຣາຄຸ ອັນເປັນເຄື່ອງປະດັບແຫ່ງກະສັດ, ຜູ້ໄດ້ບໍລິຈາກທຸກສິ່ງເປັນດັກຊິນາໃນຍັດຍາແລ້ວ.
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.