Shloka 20
Ajagara-vrata (The ‘Python’ Discipline): Prahrāda Questions a Wandering Sage
वज्ान् महाधनांश्वैव वैदूर्याजिनराड्कवान् । रत्नराशीन् विनिक्षिप्य दक्षिणार्थे स भारत
vajrān mahādhanāṁś caiva vaidūryājinaraṅkavān | ratnarāśīn vinikṣipya dakṣiṇārthe sa bhārata ||
毗湿摩说道：“噢，婆罗多啊，他将成堆的珠宝预先置作达克希那（dakṣiṇā，祭司酬礼）——其中包括钻石、巨富、毗琉璃（vaidūrya）宝石，乃至珍贵皮革——并将这些财物陈列安排，以备施与。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth becomes dharmic when it is used with reverence and restraint—especially in honoring worthy recipients after hospitality or ritual. The verse frames dakṣiṇā not as display, but as a duty that completes righteous giving.
Bhīṣma narrates an episode where a powerful giver sets out heaps of precious items—diamonds, gems like vaidūrya, and valuable hides—explicitly for dakṣiṇā, i.e., gifts meant for honored Brāhmaṇas after being hosted.