Shloka 28
Agastya–Lopāmudrā: Marriage, Austerity, and Conditions for Conjugal Union (लोमशकथितम्)
सिकता वा यथा लोके यथा वा दिवि तारका: । यथा वा वर्षतो धारा असंख्येया: सम केनचित् । तथा गणयितुं शक््या गययज्ञे न दक्षिणा:,'जैसे लोकमें बालूके कण, आकाशके तारे और बरसते हुए बादलोंकी जलधाराएँ किसीके द्वारा भी गिनी नहीं जा सकतीं, उसी प्रकार गयके यज्ञमें दी हुई दक्षिणाओंकी भी कोई गणना नहीं कर सकता था
sikatā vā yathā loke yathā vā divi tārakāḥ | yathā vā varṣato dhārā asaṅkhyeyāḥ sama kenacit | tathā gaṇayituṃ śakyā gayayajñe na dakṣiṇāḥ ||
沙摩吒说道：“正如世间沙粒不可数，天上星辰不可数，雨中水流之缕亦不可数；同样，伽耶之祭中所施与的达克希那（dakṣiṇā，祭礼赠礼）也无人能计其数。”
शमठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that righteous giving in a sacred rite can be so abundant that it becomes immeasurable—highlighting the dharmic ideal of generosity (dāna) and the exalted value of supporting ritual and its officiants through dakṣiṇā.
The speaker describes the scale of offerings at a sacrifice performed at Gayā, using cosmic and natural images (sand, stars, rain-streams) to convey that the dakṣiṇās distributed there were beyond anyone’s ability to count.