Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
शक्र उवाच । किं तवागमनं चात्र किं कार्यं कथयस्व मे । यदस्मदीयं वित्तं हि तत्ते दास्यामि दानव
śakra uvāca | kiṃ tavāgamanaṃ cātra kiṃ kāryaṃ kathayasva me | yadasmadīyaṃ vittaṃ hi tatte dāsyāmi dānava
قال شَكرا: «لِمَ جئتَ إلى هنا، وما غايتُك؟ أخبرني. إن كان من أموالنا شيءٌ فإني أهبُه لك، يا دانافا.»
Śakra (Indra)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-sphere (contextual)
Type: river
Listener: Andhaka (in-scene); primary audience in frame is the sages
Scene: Indra (Śakra) addresses Andhaka with guarded courtesy, offering celestial wealth; the court atmosphere is tense, with devas watching a dangerous guest.
FAQs
It contrasts true dāna (charity rooted in dharma) with fearful appeasement; generosity without steadiness can become surrender.
No earthly tīrtha is referenced; the setting is Indra’s realm.
No formal rite is prescribed; only an offer of wealth (vitta) is mentioned.