अथासौ ब्राह्मणान्सर्वान्विसृज्याहितदक्षिणान् । कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा वसिष्ठमिदमब्रवीत्
athāsau brāhmaṇānsarvānvisṛjyāhitadakṣiṇān | kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā vasiṣṭhamidamabravīt
Dann entließ er alle Brahmanen, nachdem er ihnen die Dakṣiṇā gebührend dargebracht hatte; und mit gefalteten Händen in Ehrfurcht sprach er zu Vasiṣṭha diese Worte.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: The king, having concluded the satra, distributes dakṣiṇā to Brahmins; then, with folded hands, he turns toward Vasiṣṭha, poised to speak with reverence.
Ritual success is sealed by gratitude and giving—dakṣiṇā and reverence to sages are integral to dharma.
Not specified in this verse; it continues the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative frame.
Giving dakṣiṇā to Brahmins upon completion and offering respectful añjali before addressing the guru.