किमद्य वत्स दूरे त्वमुपविष्टस्तु दैन्यधृक् । एहि मे संनिधौ ब्रूहि पराभूतोऽसि केन वा
kimadya vatsa dūre tvamupaviṣṭastu dainyadhṛk | ehi me saṃnidhau brūhi parābhūto'si kena vā
“वत्सा, आज काय झाले? तू इतका दीन होऊन दूर का बसलास? माझ्या जवळ ये; सांग—तुला कोणी पराभूत व अपमानित केले?”
Upādhyāya (teacher)
Scene: The guru beckons the disciple closer, speaking with paternal tenderness; the disciple hesitates at the edge of the sacred space.
Dharma is restored through honest disclosure before a competent guide (guru), which opens the path to correction and purification.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it frames the guru-disciple exchange within a broader māhātmya.
None; it initiates inquiry that will lead to expiatory guidance.