Shloka 96
Adhyāya 57 — Arjuna’s Vow-Anxiety, Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel, and the Pāśupata Authorization
तस्मिन् संवितते यज्ञे दक्षिणामत्यकालयत् । उस विशाल यज्ञमें नाना प्रकारके रत्नों तथा भाँति-भाँतिके अन्नोंके पर्वत-समान ढेर उन्होंने दक्षिणारूपमें दिये
tasmin saṃvitate yajñe dakṣiṇām atyakalayat |
Nārada berkata: Ketika kurban itu telah disusun dengan semestinya dan mulai dijalankan, ia membagikan dakṣiṇā yang luar biasa. Dalam upacara yang luas itu, ia menganugerahkan tumpukan besar—laksana gunung—berbagai permata dan aneka biji-bijian, menampilkan etika kemurahan hati yang menopang tatanan yajña dan kewajiban sosial.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dāna (generosity) as an ethical pillar of yajña: a rite is not merely performance of ritual acts, but also the responsible redistribution of wealth through dakṣiṇā, honoring those who sustain sacred and social order.
Nārada describes a grand sacrifice that has been properly organized; the patron then grants an exceptionally large dakṣiṇā, giving mountain-like heaps of jewels and abundant grains as gifts.