Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 127
तेभ्यो ब्रह्मर्षिमुख्येभ्यः सदस्येभ्यस्तथैव च । ददौ हिरण्यं रत्नानि कोटिशो भूरिदक्षिणाः
tebhyo brahmarṣimukhyebhyaḥ sadasyebhyastathaiva ca | dadau hiraṇyaṃ ratnāni koṭiśo bhūridakṣiṇāḥ
À ces brahmarṣi éminents, ainsi qu’aux membres officiants du rite, il donna de l’or et des joyaux — d’immenses dakṣiṇā, comptées par crores, abondantes au-delà de toute mesure.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Someśvara/Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: A sacrificial hall with sages seated as sadasyas; attendants bring heaps of gold and jewel caskets; Soma/Brahmā’s patronage is shown through orderly gifting to the brahmarṣis and ritual members.
FAQs
Dharma honors sacred service: supporting learned officiants through generous gifts completes and sanctifies worship.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where grand rites are portrayed as accompanied by exemplary dakṣiṇā.
Distribution of dakṣiṇā—gold and jewels—to the chief sages and the officiating priests of the sacrifice.