Shloka 29
अहल्योवाच सौदासपत्न्या विधृते दिव्ये ये मणिकुण्डले । ते समानय भद्ठं ते गुर्वर्थ: सुकृतो भवेत्,अहल्या बोली--बेटा! राजा सौदासकी रानीने जो दो दिव्य मणिमय कुण्डल धारण कर रखे हैं, उन्हें ले आओ। तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। उनके ला देनेसे तुम्हारी गुरु-दक्षिणा पूरी हो जायगी
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Ahalyovāca—Saudāsa-patnyā vidhṛte divye ye maṇi-kuṇḍale, te samānaya; bhadraṁ te; gurv-arthaḥ sukṛto bhavet.
Ahalyā disse: “Meu filho, traz aqui aqueles dois brincos divinos, cravejados de joias, que a esposa do rei Saudāsa usa. Que o bem te acompanhe. Ao trazê-los, a tua oferenda ao mestre (guru-dakṣiṇā) estará devidamente cumprida.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical importance of completing one’s obligation to the teacher (guru-dakṣiṇā) with sincerity and precision, and it frames the act as a dharmic duty whose proper fulfillment brings auspiciousness.
Ahalyā instructs someone (implicitly a student or seeker) to fetch the divine jewel earrings worn by King Saudāsa’s queen, stating that obtaining them will complete the required offering to the guru.