Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 16
सुवर्णस्य सुवर्णस्य चतुर्दश समाहर । कोटीर्मे दक्षिणा विप्र पश्चाद्गच्छ गृहं प्रति
suvarṇasya suvarṇasya caturdaśa samāhara | koṭīrme dakṣiṇā vipra paścādgaccha gṛhaṃ prati
“Hỡi brāhmaṇa, hãy gom cho ta mười bốn koṭi vàng làm dakṣiṇā; rồi sau đó hãy trở về nhà.”
Viśvāmitra (within the narrative; framed by the chapter’s narrator)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The guru, now severe, pronounces the staggering requirement: fourteen koṭis of gold. The disciple stands stunned yet composed, absorbing the command as a vow.
FAQs
A demanding request can function as a test of resolve and obedience, revealing whether devotion is steady under difficulty.
Ayodhyā remains the sacred framework of the episode, though this verse centers on dakṣiṇā rather than pilgrimage rites.
Dakṣiṇā is explicitly prescribed here in the form of a vast quantity of gold.