रत्नपुच्छां कांस्यदोहां सितवस्त्रावगुंठिताम् । समभ्यर्च्य च विप्रेन्द्रं ददौ दक्षिणयान्विताम्
ratnapucchāṃ kāṃsyadohāṃ sitavastrāvaguṃṭhitām | samabhyarcya ca viprendraṃ dadau dakṣiṇayānvitām
ਰਤਨਾਂ ਵਾਲੀ ਪੁੱਛ, ਕਾਂਸੀ ਦਾ ਦੁੱਧ-ਭਾਂਡਾ, ਅਤੇ ਚਿੱਟੇ ਵਸਤ੍ਰ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕੀ ਹੋਈ—ਵਿਪ੍ਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਦਾ ਯਥਾਵਿਧਿ ਪੂਜਨ ਕਰਕੇ—ਉਸ ਨੇ ਗਾਂ ਦਕਸ਼ਿਣਾ ਸਮੇਤ ਦਾਨ ਕੀਤੀ।
Sūta (contextual attribution within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The cow is richly prepared: jeweled tail, bronze milking vessel, white cloth veil. The king performs formal honoring of the brāhmaṇa and presents the gift with dakṣiṇā.
True dāna includes both the gift and respectful completion—honoring the recipient and adding dakṣiṇā to perfect the offering.
Dvārakā’s sacred ethos is highlighted by showcasing ideal charitable conduct within its māhātmya narration.
Go-dāna performed after proper honoring (abhyarcana) of the brāhmaṇa, and giving dakṣiṇā as part of the rite.
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