What should be given as Dakshina to Brahmins after Brahmin Bhoj?
Dakshina must be given before the Brahmin rises from the seat. The Manu Smriti states that a Brahmin who eats at Shradh but receives no Dakshina takes the food away and the ancestor receives nothing. Standard Dakshina includes a cloth piece, a silver coin or cash equivalent, a handful of black sesame (Kala Til), and Tambula (betel leaf and nut). Silver represents Pitru Loka and is the most auspicious metal for ancestral giving.
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