Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74
पंचयोजनमध्ये तु श्रूयते स्वगुरुर्यदा । तदा नातिक्रमेद्दानं दद्यात्पात्रेषु मानवः
paṃcayojanamadhye tu śrūyate svagururyadā | tadā nātikrameddānaṃ dadyātpātreṣu mānavaḥ
أمّا إذا عُلِم أنّ الغورو الخاصّ موجودٌ ضمن خمس يوجنات، فلا ينبغي تجاوز حقّه؛ بل ليُعْطَ العطاءُ للمستحقّين على الوجه الصحيح دون إهمال ما للغورو من نصيب.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya didactic narration context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A map-like vignette: the guru’s hermitage within a five-yojana radius of Prabhāsa; the donor turns toward the guru before distributing alms to assembled worthy recipients at the tīrtha.
FAQs
Charity should be guided by dharma and gratitude: do not bypass your own guru’s rightful priority when he is nearby.
The instruction is embedded in Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, shaping righteous conduct for those in the sacred region.
A dāna guideline: if the guru is within five yojanas, do not ‘overstep’ him; give appropriately to qualified recipients.