नाभाग उवाच । कोटिः प्रदीयतां मूल्यं निषादेभ्यो द्विजोत्तम । यद्येतदपि ते मूल्यं ततो भूयः प्रदीयते
nābhāga uvāca | koṭiḥ pradīyatāṃ mūlyaṃ niṣādebhyo dvijottama | yadyetadapi te mūlyaṃ tato bhūyaḥ pradīyate
ନାଭାଗ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜୋତ୍ତମ, ନିଷାଦମାନଙ୍କୁ ମୂଲ୍ୟ ଭାବେ ଏକ କୋଟି ଦିଆଯାଉ। ଏହା ମଧ୍ୟ ଯଥେଷ୍ଟ ନୁହେଁ ହେଲେ, ତାହାଠାରୁ ଅଧିକ ଦିଆଯିବ।
Nabhāga
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Āpastamba
Scene: King Nabhāga, earnest and determined, proposes a koṭi as payment to the Niṣādas; the sage listens with composed detachment, while attendants hold chests of coins and ministers watch.
When guided by dharma, generosity escalates beyond self-interest; the king is willing to give more until the settlement becomes righteous.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the narrative links sacred place with righteous giving and ethical resolution.
A large-scale dāna/compensation (koṭi) to the Niṣādas is proposed.
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