Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
तावदन्ये द्विजास्तत्र दक्षिणार्थं समागताः । देशीयास्तत्र वास्तव्याः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः
tāvadanye dvijāstatra dakṣiṇārthaṃ samāgatāḥ | deśīyāstatra vāstavyāḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ
Enquanto isso, outros dvijas ali se reuniram em busca de dakṣiṇā, a remuneração ritual. Eram moradores locais daquela região, residentes ali, vindo às centenas e até aos milhares.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Hundreds and thousands of local brāhmaṇas arrive at Prabhāsa seeking dakṣiṇā, creating a swelling crowd and a sense of impending complication.
FAQs
Ritual acts create social and dharmic obligations—dakṣiṇā supports the learned, and tīrthas become hubs of religious service.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, depicted as a major sacred center drawing large assemblies.
Dakṣiṇā (sacrificial remuneration) expected in connection with satra/yajña performance.