एकरूपं चात्र हिरण्यं पूर्वनिखातं प्रेताङ्गं प्रेतशिशुर्वा यत्र निहितः स्यात्ततो हिरण्यमस्य दर्शयेदत्यल्पमिति च ब्रूयात् ॥ कZ_०५.२.६१ ॥
ekarūpaṃ cātra hiraṇyaṃ pūrvanikhātaṃ pretāṅgaṃ pretaśiśurvā yatra nihitaḥ syāttato hiraṇyamasya darśayedatyalpamiti ca brūyāt
And there, gold of uniform type should be pre-buried where a corpse-limb or a dead infant has been placed; from that spot he should show the target the gold and say, ‘It is too little.’
It primes the target to invest more (money/effort) for a larger payoff, deepening self-incrimination and dependence.
To amplify dread and taboo, making the target more compliant and less likely to seek outside scrutiny.