Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 11
Pitṛ-tīrtha Context: Marks of Sin, Śrāddha Discipline, and Karmic Ripening
in Yayāti’s Narrative
दानकालेपि संप्राप्ते आगते ब्राह्मणे किल । भूरिदानं परित्यज्य कतिभ्यो हि प्रदीयते
dānakālepi saṃprāpte āgate brāhmaṇe kila | bhūridānaṃ parityajya katibhyo hi pradīyate
حتى إذا حضر وقتُ العطاء وجاء برهمنٌ حقًّا، فلماذا يُتركُ السخاءُ الغزير ويُعطى لقلّةٍ أو بقدرٍ يسير؟
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent dialogue within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दानकालेपि = दानकाले + अपि.
FAQs
It questions the inconsistency of withholding generous giving even when the right occasion and a worthy recipient (a brāhmaṇa) are present, implying that dāna should be timely and wholehearted rather than minimal or selective.
In this line, the brāhmaṇa is presented as the paradigmatic “worthy recipient” in a dharma context. The broader Purāṇic ethic typically emphasizes right intention, proper timing, and worthy recipients; fuller scope depends on the surrounding passage.
When circumstances are appropriate for generosity, avoid reducing a meaningful act of giving into a token gesture; give with adequacy, respect, and sincerity rather than postponing or diluting the offering.