गुरवे दक्षिणां दत्त्वा ततः सा च मृगानना । भोजराजाय सर्व च चरित्रं पूर्वजन्मनः
gurave dakṣiṇāṃ dattvā tataḥ sā ca mṛgānanā | bhojarājāya sarva ca caritraṃ pūrvajanmanaḥ
Setelah mempersembahkan dakṣiṇā (upah suci) kepada sang guru, dia—berwajah laksana rusa, lembut rupanya—lalu menceritakan kepada Raja Bhoja seluruh kisah kelahiran terdahulunya.
Narrator
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (standard frame, implied)
Scene: A gentle-featured woman offers dakṣiṇā to a seated guru; nearby, King Bhoja listens attentively as she begins recounting her former-birth story in a sacred precinct.
Gratitude and dharma are completed by dakṣiṇā to the guru, and truthfully recounting one’s karmic story supports moral clarity.
Vastrāpathakṣetra in Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, where rites culminate in restored consciousness and karmic disclosure.
Giving dakṣiṇā to the guru after the rite; the verse also implies post-ritual testimony of the experience.