कानि दानानि शस्तानि कस्मै देयानि कान्यपि । कालं देशं च पात्रं च सर्वमाचक्ष्व मे विभो
kāni dānāni śastāni kasmai deyāni kānyapi | kālaṃ deśaṃ ca pātraṃ ca sarvamācakṣva me vibho
أيُّ العطايا محمودٌ، ولمن ينبغي أن يُعطى كلٌّ منها؟ وبيّن لي بيانًا تامًّا الزمانَ والمكانَ والوعاءَ اللائق (المستحقَّ لتلقّي العطاء)، يا ربّ.
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Devī’s inquiry becomes systematic: she enumerates the axes of dharmic giving—gift types, recipients, time, place—requesting a complete exposition from the Lord.
Merit depends on right discernment—what is given, to whom, and under what conditions (time and place).
The framework remains Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya in the Skanda Purāṇa.
A request for complete criteria for dāna: kāla (timing), deśa (location), and pātra (recipient).