Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72
द्वौ पाकाविति निर्दिष्टौ प्रकारांश्चतुरः श्रृणु । ध्रुवमाहुस्त्रिकं काम्यं नैमित्तिकमिति क्रमात्
dvau pākāviti nirdiṣṭau prakārāṃścaturaḥ śrṛṇu | dhruvamāhustrikaṃ kāmyaṃ naimittikamiti kramāt
এইদৰে দুটা ‘পাক’ (ফল-পকোৱা) নিৰ্দেশ কৰা হ’ল; এতিয়া চাৰিটা প্ৰকাৰ শুনা। ক্ৰমে কোৱা হয়—ধ্ৰুৱ, ত্ৰিক, কাম্য, আৰু নৈমিত্তিক।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A teacher-figure enumerates four categories on palm-leaf or with hand gestures; behind, four small vignettes: building a tank (dhruva), daily alms (trika), desire-offering with ritual items (kāmya), and festival/occasion giving (naimittika).
FAQs
Charity is not one-dimensional; it is classified by motive and context, which shapes its spiritual quality and fruit.
No site is mentioned; the verse is a doctrinal categorization of dāna.
It introduces four categories of dāna (including kāmya and naimittika) to guide practice by intention and occasion.