Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
देव्युवाच । इदं देयमिदं देयमिति प्रोक्तं तु यच्छ्रुतौ । दानादानविशेषांस्तु श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः
devyuvāca | idaṃ deyamidaṃ deyamiti proktaṃ tu yacchrutau | dānādānaviśeṣāṃstu śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ
Die Göttin sprach: „In der Überlieferung der Śruti wird immer wieder verkündet: ‚Dies soll gegeben werden, dies soll gegeben werden.‘ Ich wünsche, der Wahrheit gemäß, die besonderen Unterscheidungen über das Geben zu hören—und auch darüber, was nicht gegeben werden soll.“
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A calm doctrinal dialogue: Devī, seated respectfully, asks Īśvara about the fine distinctions of what should and should not be given; the setting evokes Prabhāsa’s sanctity with a distant liṅga and sea-breeze ambience.
FAQs
Dharma requires discernment: charity must be understood in its proper forms, limits, and intentions—not merely performed mechanically.
The conversation is embedded in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, the glorification-cycle of Prabhāsa.
An inquiry is raised about dāna/adāna classifications—preparing for detailed rules on charitable giving.