Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58
तस्य दुःखार्जितस्येह प्राणेभ्योपि गरीयसः । आयासशतलब्धस्य परित्यागः सुदुष्करः
tasya duḥkhārjitasyeha prāṇebhyopi garīyasaḥ | āyāsaśatalabdhasya parityāgaḥ suduṣkaraḥ
Reichtum, der hier unter Mühsal erworben wurde—ja, teurer als das eigene Leben—ist überaus schwer aufzugeben, zumal wenn er durch Hunderte von Anstrengungen erlangt wurde.
Sārasvata (contextual continuation)
Scene: A laborer/merchant exhausted from toil holds a heavy money-bag close to his chest like life itself; beside him a temple bell and a mendicant’s bowl symbolize the call to give; inner struggle shown on the face.
FAQs
The harder wealth is earned, the stronger the attachment; therefore voluntary giving is a powerful conquest of possessiveness.
None; the focus is ethical and psychological—on attachment and sacrifice.
No specific rite; it underscores the dharmic excellence of dāna as ‘difficult renunciation’.