Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
ये सदस्याः स्थितास्तत्र ऋत्विजश्च द्विजोत्तमाः । दक्षिणा याः प्रदत्ताश्च तेभ्यस्तेन महात्मना
ye sadasyāḥ sthitāstatra ṛtvijaśca dvijottamāḥ | dakṣiṇā yāḥ pradattāśca tebhyastena mahātmanā
À ces membres de l’assemblée sacrificielle présents en ce lieu—les prêtres officiants et les meilleurs des deux-fois-nés—le magnanime remit la dakṣiṇā, les dons sacrés du yajña qui avaient été accordés.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijapuṅgava-s / brāhmaṇa audience
Scene: A grand sacrificial hall: ṛtviks and sabhya members seated; the mahātmā distributes dakṣiṇā—cows, cloth, gold, food—while the fire burns steadily, signifying completion.
FAQs
Charity aligned with sacred duty—especially honoring ritual specialists—stabilizes dharma and completes the fruit of yajña.
The verse belongs to the Tīrthamāhātmya stream of Nāgara Khaṇḍa; the tīrtha is part of the ongoing chapter narrative.
Giving dakṣiṇā to the assembled sadasyas and ṛtviks as an integral completion of the sacrifice.