Shloka 7
अध्याय ९० — लोमशोपदेशः तथा तीर्थयात्रानिश्चयः
Lomaśa’s Counsel and the Resolve for Pilgrimage
अग्नय: सहदेवेन सेविता यमुनामनु । ते तस्य कुरुशार्टूल सहस्रशतदक्षिणा:,कुरुश्रेष्ठ! सहदेवने यमुना-तटपर लाख स्वर्ण-मुद्राओंकी दक्षिणा देकर अग्निकी उपासना की थी-
agnayaḥ sahadevena sevitā yamunām anu | te tasya kuruśārṭūla sahasraśatadakṣiṇāḥ ||
Wika ni Dhaumya: “O tigre sa angkan ng mga Kuru, sinamba ni Sahadeva ang mga banal na apoy sa pampang ng Yamunā, at naghandog ng dakṣiṇā—mga kaloob para sa mga pari—na umabot sa isang daang libo.”
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual devotion (service to Agni) is ethically completed by dakṣiṇā—rightful, generous giving that sustains sacred work and expresses gratitude; worship is not merely performance but responsible support.
Dhaumya recounts Sahadeva’s act of worship: he tended the sacred fires on the Yamunā’s bank and offered an exceptionally large dakṣiṇā (stated as a hundred thousand), praising his piety and generosity.