Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 78
हिरण्यं च सुवर्ण च दक्षिणामथ दापयेत् | सर्वत्र त्रिपलं स्वर्ण दातव्यं प्रयतात्मना,इसके बाद हिरण्य एवं सुवर्णकी दक्षिणा दे। मनको वशमें रखकर सभी पुस्तकोंपर तीन-तीन पल सोना चढ़ाना चाहिये
hiraṇyaṃ ca suvarṇaṃ ca dakṣiṇām atha dāpayet | sarvatra tripalaṃ svarṇaṃ dātavyaṃ prayatātmanā ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “Pagkaraan, dapat ipagkaloob ang ginto at dalisay na ginto bilang dakṣiṇā (kabayarang pang-ritwal). Taglay ang isip na napasunod at masinop sa nararapat, sa bawat itinakdang pagkakataon ay dapat maghandog ng tatlong pala ng ginto (tri-pala) bilang wastong kaloob.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes dharmic giving: ritual obligations should be fulfilled through appropriate dakṣiṇā, and charity should be performed with self-restraint and sincerity rather than display or compulsion.
Vaiśampāyana continues describing prescribed acts connected with rites and their proper fees, specifying that gold is to be given as dakṣiṇā and indicating a standard measure—three palas of gold—to be offered in each required instance.