Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
ज्ञातमद्य चला लक्ष्मीस्तेन त्यक्तं सुदूरतः । तस्माद्बंधुजनैः सार्धं देवैर्विप्रैश्च कृत्स्नशः । संविभक्तां करिष्यामि सत्येनात्मानमालभे
jñātamadya calā lakṣmīstena tyaktaṃ sudūrataḥ | tasmādbaṃdhujanaiḥ sārdhaṃ devairvipraiśca kṛtsnaśaḥ | saṃvibhaktāṃ kariṣyāmi satyenātmānamālabhe
„Heute habe ich erkannt, dass das Glück wankelmütig ist; darum habe ich es weit von mir geworfen. Daher werde ich es zusammen mit meinen Verwandten — und gänzlich, mit den Göttern und den Brahmanen — in Anteile teilen und verteilen. Bei der Wahrheit binde ich mich an diesen Entschluss.“
Narrator (contextual, within Sūta’s narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The donor speaks with composed firmness, gesturing outward as if casting away attachment; kinsmen stand nearby; devas and Brahmins are envisioned as recipients; the vow is sealed by ‘satya’.
FAQs
Recognizing wealth’s impermanence, one should convert prosperity into merit through truthful resolve and charitable distribution.
The episode is framed within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
Dāna is prescribed: distributing wealth among kin, Brahmins, and for divine purposes, grounded in satya (truthful vow).