Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65
पापरोग्यभिशस्तश्च दांभिको रसविक्रयी । धनुःशराणां कर्त्ता च यश्च स्याद्दिधिषूपतिः
pāparogyabhiśastaśca dāṃbhiko rasavikrayī | dhanuḥśarāṇāṃ karttā ca yaśca syāddidhiṣūpatiḥ
One notorious for a sinful disease, a hypocrite, one who sells intoxicating essences or juices, a maker of bows and arrows, and one who lives as the husband of a remarried woman—such persons are censured in the dharma of gifts as unfit recipients.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A donor weighs offerings while a hypocrite (dāmbhika) and a seller of intoxicating essences linger; a bow-maker displays weapons; elders gesture ‘do not give’ and point toward a worthy ascetic.
FAQs
Dāna must be guided by dharma: purity of recipient and intention preserves the merit of charity, especially in a sacred kṣetra like Prabhāsa.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha region), presented as a place where dharma regarding gifts is carefully observed.
An implied prescription concerning dāna: avoid giving (or treating as eligible) those described as censured recipients.