Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
खांडिक्याय न दत्तेति मया वैगुरुदक्षिणा । स जगाम ततो भूयो रथमारुह्य पार्थिवः ॥ ६६ ॥
khāṃḍikyāya na datteti mayā vaigurudakṣiṇā | sa jagāma tato bhūyo rathamāruhya pārthivaḥ || 66 ||
“เรามิได้ถวายคุรุทักษิณาแก่ขาณฑิกยะ” คิดดังนี้แล้ว พระราชาจึงเสด็จขึ้นราชรถอีกครั้งและออกเดินทางต่อไปอีกครา।
Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It highlights the dharmic weight of guru-dakṣiṇā: the king’s conscience recognizes an unpaid obligation to the teacher, prompting corrective action—an inner movement from negligence toward righteousness.
While not directly praising a deity, it supports bhakti-culture by emphasizing humility and service: honoring the guru is treated as a foundational discipline that steadies the mind for devotion and liberation-oriented practice.
The verse reflects the applied dharma surrounding Vedic education—repaying the teacher through guru-dakṣiṇā—an essential social-ritual norm linked to proper transmission of śāstra (including Vedāṅga learning such as vyākaraṇa and kalpa).