Shloka 13
धन-निरुक्ति तथा गालवस्य गुरुदक्षिणा-प्रसङ्गः
Etymology of Wealth and the Gurudakṣiṇā Predicament of Gālava
निन्दितास्मि त्वया वत्स न च निन्दां क्षमाम्यहम् । लोकेभ्य: सपदि भ्रश्येद् यो मां निन्देत पापकृत्
ninditāsmi tvayā vatsa na ca nindāṃ kṣamāmy aham | lokebhyaḥ sapadi bhraśyed yo māṃ nindet pāpakṛt ||
Nārada berkata: “Wahai anak, engkau telah mencela aku, dan aku tidak menanggung celaan itu. Sesiapa yang berdosa lalu mencerca aku akan serta-merta gugur dari alam-alam kebajikan.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that slander and disrespect toward revered persons (especially sages) is a serious ethical fault: harmful speech generates immediate karmic decline, causing loss of merit and spiritual standing.
Nārada addresses someone as “vatsa” and rebukes them for censuring him, declaring that he will not tolerate such blame and stating that anyone who reviles him will promptly fall from higher, meritorious realms.