Re: REQUEST : Guru Dakshina

Posted By Anshuman Pandey (apandey@u.washington.edu)
Wed, 16 Jul 1997 21:57:03 -0700

On Mon, 14 Jul 1997, Howard Robinson wrote:

> Can you post me the name of the great archer who sacrificed his thumb to
> his guru Dronacharaya as Guru Dakshina.

>From the Mahabharata: the great archer was named Ekalavya. Well,
"sacrificed" doesn't really convey the sentiment of the dakShiNa. It was
more like he was forced to sacrifice his thumb to DroNaacaarya.

Regards,
Anshuman Pandey
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