
Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 3, Verse 18
Ramayana 2.3.18
देवायतनचैत्येषुसान्नभक्षा स्सदक्षिणाः।।।।उपस्थापयितव्या स्स्युर्माल्ययोग्याः पृथक्पृथक्।
devāyatana-caityeṣu sānnabhakṣāḥ sadakṣiṇāḥ | upasthāpayitavyāḥ syur mālyayogyāḥ pṛthak pṛthak ||
At temples and sacred shrines, let attendants be stationed separately—provided with food and eatables, along with gifts (dakshina)—fit to present garlands.