Upon the conclusion of all the Parvas, the wise householder should give to the reciter a copy of the Mahabharata with a piece of gold.
प्रतिपर्वसमाप्तौ तु पुस्तकं वै विचक्षणः। सुवर्णेन च संयुक्तं वाचकाय निवेदयेत्॥