Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68
पक्षिणां पोषको यश्च युद्धाचार्यस्तथैव च । स्रोतःसंभेदको यश्च वेश्यानां पोषणे रतः
pakṣiṇāṃ poṣako yaśca yuddhācāryastathaiva ca | srotaḥsaṃbhedako yaśca veśyānāṃ poṣaṇe rataḥ
Wer Vögel hält und mästet (für den Handel), ein Lehrer der Kriegsführung, wer Dämme bricht oder Wasserwege umleitet, und wer sich dem Unterhalt von Prostituierten widmet – auch diese werden als Empfänger getadelt.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Near a sacred watercourse, workers repair an embankment while a wrongdoer attempts to breach it; a bird-keeper with cages and feed stands aside; a warfare instructor demonstrates weapons; a procurer supports prostitutes—shown as censured. The donor turns toward supporting water repair and feeding pilgrims.
FAQs
Dāna should not indirectly nourish violence, exploitation, or public harm; giving must align with dharmic wellbeing.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the text teaches careful dharma for pilgrims and donors.
A dāna rule by implication: avoid such recipients to protect the fruit of gifts.