Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
ततो यज्ञागतेभ्यः स दक्षिणामददात्पुनः । ततोऽथ दक्षिणा क्षीणा दीयमाना यशस्विनि
tato yajñāgatebhyaḥ sa dakṣiṇāmadadātpunaḥ | tato'tha dakṣiṇā kṣīṇā dīyamānā yaśasvini
Alors il donna de nouveau aux venus pour le yajña les dons sacrificiels (dakṣiṇā). Dès lors, ô illustre, la dakṣiṇā s’épuisa à mesure qu’on la distribuait.
Sūta (deduced: narration; includes vocative to listener)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa yajña-sthala (dakṣiṇā episode)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yashasvinī (addressed in vocative; likely the interlocutrix in the narrative frame)
Scene: Brahmā distributes gifts to arriving devas/ṛṣis and officiants; piles of coins, cloth, and cows diminish; attendants look concerned as the treasury thins while the yajña continues.
FAQs
Generosity is integral to yajña; the narrative underscores the dharmic obligation of dakṣiṇā even when resources run low.
The setting remains Brahmā’s sacrificial arena within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose sanctity frames the ritual acts.
Giving dakṣiṇā (ritual gifts/fees) to yajña-attendees is explicitly mentioned.