Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 101
अलड्कार प्रदद्याच्च पाण्योर्वे भरतर्षभ । कर्णस्याभरणं दद्याद् धनं चैव विशेषत:,भरतश्रेष्ठ! इसके सिवा कथावाचकके लिये दोनों हाथोंके कड़े, कानोंके कुण्डल और विशेषत: धन प्रदान करे
alaṅkārān pradadyāc ca pāṇyor vai bharatarṣabha | karṇasyābharaṇaṁ dadyād dhanaṁ caiva viśeṣataḥ ||
毗舍波耶那说：“噫，婆罗多族之雄！亦当施与手上之饰——臂钏或手镯；又当施与耳饰；而尤当以财物为重。”此偈以对诵述者、说书者之慷慨为法行：敬奉圣叙不唯口称赞叹，更以可见之供施相酬，尤其重在资财扶持。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches dharmic generosity: honoring sacred narration and its transmitter through appropriate gifts—ornaments and, most importantly, financial support—so that the act of recitation and teaching is sustained and respected.
Vaiśampāyana continues prescribing what should be given as gifts (dakṣiṇā) in the context of honoring a reciter/storyteller: hand-ornaments, an ear-ornament, and especially wealth.