Shloka 18
सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा
Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage
याजयित्वा ततो याज्यॉल्लब्ध्वा तु सुबहून् पशून् । याज्येन कर्मणा तेन प्रतिगृह् विधानत:
yājayitvā tato yājyāl labdhvā tu subahūn paśūn | yājyena karmaṇā tena pratigṛhya vidhānataḥ ||
Kemudian, setelah memimpin yajña bagi sang patron dan menerima sangat banyak ternak sebagai daksina, ia menerimanya dengan tata cara yang semestinya, sesuai ketentuan ritus itu.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic restraint and ritual correctness: even when receiving abundant gifts (especially dakṣiṇā like cattle), one should accept them only in the proper, prescribed manner, without greed or impropriety.
After serving as the officiating priest for a patron’s sacrifice, the priest receives many cattle as the ritual fee and formally accepts them according to established rules of the rite.