Shloka 11
ऋत्विग्धर्मः, दक्षिणा-न्यायः, तपसः परमार्थः
Ritvij-Dharma, the Norm of Dakṣiṇā, and the Higher Meaning of Tapas
तात! दक्षिणा यज्ञोंका अड़ है। वही वेदोक्त यज्ञोंका विस्तार एवं उनमें न्यूनताकी पूर्ति करनेवाली है। दक्षिणाहीन यज्ञ किसी प्रकार भी यजमानका उद्धार नहीं कर सकते
tāta! dakṣiṇā yajñānām aṅgaḥ. sā eva vedoktānāṁ yajñānāṁ vistāraṁ ca teṣu nyūnatāyāḥ pūrtiṁ ca karoti. dakṣiṇāhīnā yajñāḥ kathaṁcid api yajamānasya uddhāraṁ na kartum śaknuvanti.
Bhishma said: “Dear child, the sacrificial fee (dakṣiṇā) is an essential limb of a sacrifice. It is precisely what expands the Veda-prescribed rites and makes good whatever is lacking in them. Sacrifices performed without dakṣiṇā cannot, in any manner, bring about the spiritual uplift of the patron who sponsors them.”
भीष्म उवाच