भरद्वाज उवाच । योधिगम्य गुरोः शास्त्रं निष्क्रयं न प्रयच्छति । तस्यैनसा स युक्तोस्तु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति यः
bharadvāja uvāca | yodhigamya guroḥ śāstraṃ niṣkrayaṃ na prayacchati | tasyainasā sa yuktostu bisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ
Wika ni Bharadvāja: “Ang magnakaw ng tangkay ng lotus, nawa’y mabalot sa kasalanang tulad ng taong natuto ng banal na aral mula sa guro (guru) ngunit hindi naghandog ng nararapat na dakṣiṇā bilang kapalit.”
Bharadvāja
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bharadvāja instructs a student; the student departs empty-handed; a karmic ‘bond’ motif (subtle chain/rope) overlays the thief of lotus-stalks, linking theft to unpaid dakṣiṇā.
Dharma includes honoring obligations—especially to one’s guru; theft is equated with the grave fault of withholding rightful dues.
The tīrtha is part of Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, but is not named in this verse.
Offer niṣkraya/dakṣiṇā to the guru after receiving instruction; do not withhold what is due.
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