Dakshinas
Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 21 Feb 2010 14:20 and updated at 21 Feb 2010 14:20
Mahabharata: 18 Parvas
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Mbh.3.2.149 | Feeding a guest is equivalent to a sacrifice, and the pleasant looks the host casteth upon the guest, the attention he devoteth to him, the sweet words in which he addresseth him, the respect he payeth by following him, and the food and drink with which he treateth him, are the five Dakshinas in that sacrifice. |
Mbh.3.253.12488 | O king, having been thus addressed by Karna, Dhritarashtra's son summoned the priest, and spake unto him these words, Do thou duly and in proper order celebrate for me that best of sacrifices, the Rajasuya furnished with excellent Dakshinas' |
Mbh.5.63.3354 | Then shall we, O king, gratify Brahmanas by performing great sacrifices of diverse kinds, with abundant Dakshinas, and by gifts of kine and horses and wealth. |
Mbh.9.5.331 | I have given away Dakshinas to Brahmanas, I have obtained the attainment of all my wishes. |
Mbh.13.84.7458 | The Srutis, however, declare that in all Dakshinas, gold is superior and is, indeed, the best. |
Mbh.13.84.7468 | For what reason is gold regarded as the best Dakshinas in all sacrifices? |
Mbh.13.103.9207 | Those cars represented the Dakshinas of a sacrifice and were of exactly that kind which is indicated in the Vedas. |
Mbh.13.143.11945 | Indeed, after his birth as a Kshatriya, he should make presents, adore the deities in great sacrifices with plentiful Dakshinas, study the Vedas, and desirous of attaining to Heaven should worship the three fires. |
Mbh.14.3.68 | And then as Dasaratha's son, Rama, or as Dushmanta's and Sakuntala's son, thy ancestor, the lord of the Earth, the exceedingly puissant king Bharata, had done, do thou agreeably to the ordinance celebrate the Horse-sacrifice with Dakshinas. |
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice. |
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