Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95
अनेनैतत्कृतं कर्म्म जुगुप्सितं महत्तरम् । मदीयानि च रत्नानि यानि सर्वाण्यनेन वै । एभ्य एभ्यः प्रदत्तानि धर्म्म जानीहि तत्त्वतः
anenaitatkṛtaṃ karmma jugupsitaṃ mahattaram | madīyāni ca ratnāni yāni sarvāṇyanena vai | ebhya ebhyaḥ pradattāni dharmma jānīhi tattvataḥ
Durch ihn ist diese Tat begangen worden – schändlich und überaus schwerwiegend. Und all meine Schätze, welche es auch waren, hat er wahrlich hierhin und dorthin verteilt. Erkenne die Wahrheit dieser Angelegenheit des „Dharma“ ihrem Wesen nach.
Indra (Śakra)
Tirtha: Saṃyaminī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra describes the gambler’s disgraceful act and the scattering of Indra’s treasures as gifts; the court listens as the deeper question of what counts as dharma is posed.
FAQs
Dharma is not a label for convenient actions; truth and right intent determine whether an act is righteous.
Not directly; the verse is part of Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s teaching narrative.
It discusses giving (dāna) in a problematic context but does not prescribe a ritual.