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Dakṣiṇā
दक्षिणा
Dakṣiṇā
Dakṣiṇā is the personified priestly gift praised in Ṛgveda 10.107, a hymn that makes generosity a form of sacrifice. Traditional lists count her among the women seers on the strength of that personification.
Quick facts
- Era
- Ṛgvedic (traditional)
- field
- Vedic hymnody, ritual economy
- sourcing
- traditional
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