Shloka 13
धन-निरुक्ति तथा गालवस्य गुरुदक्षिणा-प्रसङ्गः
Etymology of Wealth and the Gurudakṣiṇā Predicament of Gālava
निन्दितास्मि त्वया वत्स न च निन्दां क्षमाम्यहम् । लोकेभ्य: सपदि भ्रश्येद् यो मां निन्देत पापकृत्,“वत्स! तुमने मेरी निन््दा की है, मैं निन्दा नहीं सहन करती हूँ। जो पापी मेरी निन्दा करेगा, वह पुण्यलोकोंसे तत्काल भ्रष्ट हो जायगा
ninditāsmi tvayā vatsa na ca nindāṃ kṣamāmy aham | lokebhyaḥ sapadi bhraśyed yo māṃ nindet pāpakṛt ||
那罗陀说道：“孩子，你竟出言诋毁我，我不容忍这般轻慢。凡有罪之人若辱骂我，必将立刻从功德之界坠落。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that slander and disrespect toward revered persons (especially sages) is a serious ethical fault: harmful speech generates immediate karmic decline, causing loss of merit and spiritual standing.
Nārada addresses someone as “vatsa” and rebukes them for censuring him, declaring that he will not tolerate such blame and stating that anyone who reviles him will promptly fall from higher, meritorious realms.