Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 33
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
ततो द्विजातीन् सर्वास्तान् दक्षिणाभिरतोषयत् । पूजिताश्चापि ते राज्ञा ततो जम्मुर्यथागतम्
tato dvijātīn sarvāṁs tān dakṣiṇābhir atoṣayat | pūjitāś cāpi te rājñā tato jagmur yathāgatam ||
ਫਿਰ ਰਾਜੇ ਨੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਸਭ ਦ੍ਵਿਜਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਯਥੋਚਿਤ ਦਕਸ਼ਿਣਾ ਦੇ ਕੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤ ਕੀਤਾ। ਰਾਜੇ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਸਨਮਾਨਿਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਆਏ ਸਨ, ਤਿਵੇਂ ਹੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਘਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਰਤ ਗਏ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s dharma includes completing sacred duties by giving proper dakṣiṇā and respectful honor to the officiating Brahmins; generosity and reverence ensure the rite concludes ethically and maintains social harmony.
After the ritual context, the king gratifies all the assembled Brahmins with sufficient dakṣiṇā; having been honored, they depart and return home as they had come.