Shloka 9
गोमहात्म्य-प्रश्नोत्तरम्
Saudāsa–Vasiṣṭha on the Purifying Power of Cows
मनुष्य गोदान करनेसे अपनी सात पीढ़ी पहलेके पितरोंका और सात पीढ़ी आगे आनेवाली संतानोंका उद्धार करता है; किंतु यदि उसके साथ सोनेकी दक्षिणा भी दी जाय तो उस दानका फल दूना बताया गया है ।।
suvarṇaṃ paramaṃ dānaṃ suvarṇa-dakṣiṇā parā | suvarṇaṃ pāvanaṃ śakra pāvanānāṃ paraṃ smṛtam ||
毗湿摩说道：“布施黄金，被宣说为诸施之最上；以黄金为达克希那（dakṣiṇā）之酬供，亦为布施之最佳佐伴。噢，释迦罗（因陀罗）！黄金被视为净化者；诚然，在一切能净化之物中，黄金被忆念为最能净化者。在此伦理之教中，慷慨不唯是社会之举，亦是具灵验之修持；当施与配以相称之达克希那时，其福德更为增盛。”
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that giving gold is considered the supreme form of charity, and that adding an appropriate dakṣiṇā elevates the gift’s completeness and merit; gold is also praised as the most powerful purifier among purifying substances.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha) instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, especially the ethics and fruits of dāna. Here he addresses Śakra (Indra) in a laudatory formulation while emphasizing the exceptional spiritual efficacy of suvarṇa-dāna and suvarṇa-dakṣiṇā.