Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65
पापरोग्यभिशस्तश्च दांभिको रसविक्रयी । धनुःशराणां कर्त्ता च यश्च स्याद्दिधिषूपतिः
pāparogyabhiśastaśca dāṃbhiko rasavikrayī | dhanuḥśarāṇāṃ karttā ca yaśca syāddidhiṣūpatiḥ
مَن اشتهر بمرضٍ آثم، والمنافق، وبائع العصارات أو الخلاصات المُسكِرة، وصانع الأقواس والسهام، ومن يعيش زوجًا لامرأةٍ مُعادَة الزواج—فهؤلاء مُدانُون في شريعة العطاء، غيرُ أهلٍ لتلقّي الصدقة.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A donor weighs offerings while a hypocrite (dāmbhika) and a seller of intoxicating essences linger; a bow-maker displays weapons; elders gesture ‘do not give’ and point toward a worthy ascetic.
FAQs
Dāna must be guided by dharma: purity of recipient and intention preserves the merit of charity, especially in a sacred kṣetra like Prabhāsa.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha region), presented as a place where dharma regarding gifts is carefully observed.
An implied prescription concerning dāna: avoid giving (or treating as eligible) those described as censured recipients.