Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 109
Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
अग्निहोत्रपरिस्पन्दो धर्मरात्रिसमासनम् | सोमयज्ञाभ्यनुज्ञानं पञज्चमी यज्ञदक्षिणा
agnihotra-parispando dharma-rātri-samāsanam | soma-yajñābhyanujñānaṁ pañcamī yajña-dakṣiṇā ||
圣摩醯首罗说道：“当如法成办阿耆尼火供；当恒住于法之萨特拉（Dharma-satra，义为‘正法之夜’，即长久不辍的修持）；当得许可而行苏摩祭（Soma-yajña）；当通晓祭仪之法；并当施与达克希那（dakṣiṇā，祭礼之酬资）——此五事，皆被敕定为必行之责。”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse enumerates five indispensable components of Vedic religious duty: regular Agnihotra, sustained commitment to a dharma-assembly/observance, sanctioned performance of the Soma sacrifice, correct knowledge of ritual procedure, and the ethical obligation to give dakṣiṇā—ensuring that worship is disciplined, informed, and socially responsible.
Maheśvara is presented as instructing about dharma through the lens of sacrificial practice, listing the required acts that complete and validate yajña—moving from personal daily rite (Agnihotra) to major sacrifice (Soma-yajña) and culminating in dakṣiṇā, the duty of giving.