Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 63
ब्राह्मणाय च गौर्देया सर्वत्रसुखमश्नुते । न देया द्विजमात्राय दातारं सोऽवपातयेत्
brāhmaṇāya ca gaurdeyā sarvatrasukhamaśnute | na deyā dvijamātrāya dātāraṃ so'vapātayet
إنما تُعطى البقرةُ لبرهمنٍ حقٍّ؛ فينعمُ المُعطي بالسعادة في كل موضع. ولا تُعطى لمن كان «ذو مولدَين» بالاسم فقط، فإن مثلَ هذا الآخذ يُورِدُ المُعطي إلى السقوط.
Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context—Brahmā addressing Nārada)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A split-scene moral tableau: on one side, a true brāhmaṇa receiving go-dāna with blessing; on the other, a merely nominal dvija receiving greedily, with the donor shown falling into misfortune—illustrating apātra-dāna doṣa.
FAQs
Dāna must be guided by discernment; giving to an unworthy recipient can negate merit and harm the giver.
Ayodhyā, where the text emphasizes dharmic standards for charity.
Go-dāna along with strict pātra-selection—offering to a qualified Brāhmaṇa rather than a merely nominal dvija.