तत उत्थाय गुरवे यथाशक्त्यनुसारतः । दक्षिणां स्वं फलं वाऽपि दद्यात् साधकसत्तमः । गुरोराज्ञावशीभूत्वा विहरेद्देववद् भुवि ॥ १३८ ॥
tata utthāya guravē yathāśaktyanusārataḥ | dakṣiṇāṁ svaṁ phalaṁ vā’pi dadyāt sādhakasattamaḥ | gurōrājñāvaśībhūtvā viharēddēvavad bhuvi || 138 ||
Translation
Then rising, the best of practitioners should give the guru a fee as he can afford, his wealth or fruit; obedient to the guru's command, he may move about on earth like a god.
Word by word
- tata
- then
- utthāya
- rising
- guravē
- to the guru
- yathāśaktyanusārataḥ
- according to his means
- dakṣiṇāṁ
- a fee
- svaṁ
- his wealth
- phalaṁ
- fruit
- vā’pi
- or
- dadyāt
- should give
- sādhakasattamaḥ
- the best of practitioners
- gurōrājñāvaśībhūtvā
- obedient to the guru's command
- viharēddēvavad
- may move about like a god
- bhuvi
- on earth
Meaning
Svam is glossed as wealth, or as oneself.