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
«Aujourd’hui j’ai compris que la fortune est changeante ; c’est pourquoi je l’ai rejetée bien loin. Ainsi, avec mes proches—et pleinement, avec les dieux et les brahmanes—je la répartirai en parts. Par la vérité, je me lie à cette résolution.»
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).