Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31
पर्वण्यदत्तदाना ये कृततीर्थप्रतिग्रहाः । त इमां योनिमृच्छंति महादुःख निबंधनीम्
parvaṇyadattadānā ye kṛtatīrthapratigrahāḥ | ta imāṃ yonimṛcchaṃti mahāduḥkha nibaṃdhanīm
যিসকলে পৰ্বদিনত দান নকৰে, কিন্তু তীৰ্থত দান-দক্ষিণা গ্ৰহণ কৰে, সিহঁতে এই একে যোনিত পতিত হয়—মহাদুঃখৰ বন্ধনকাৰী।
Rākṣasa (generalizing moral law from experience)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (general tīrtha economy)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Muni
Scene: A moral tableau: a pilgrim-priest figure receiving offerings at a tīrtha, while a shadowy vision shows the consequence—falling into a dark womb-like state symbolizing painful rebirth.
FAQs
Religious income without corresponding charity and duty is spiritually dangerous; dharma demands giving, not mere taking.
No single tirtha is named; the verse addresses ethics surrounding pilgrimage places and offerings in general.
Perform dāna (charity) on parva-days and avoid improper acceptance of tirtha-related gifts (pratigraha).