Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77
तं गत्वा प्रार्थयाशु त्वं स्वान्यस्थीनि प्रदास्यति । नादेयं विद्यते किंचित्तस्य संप्रार्थितस्य हि
taṃ gatvā prārthayāśu tvaṃ svānyasthīni pradāsyati | nādeyaṃ vidyate kiṃcittasya saṃprārthitasya hi
«Va vers lui et implore-le sans tarder ; il donnera ses propres os. Car, en vérité, lorsqu’on le sollicite comme il se doit, rien n’existe pour lui qui soit “à ne pas donner”.»
Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Dadhīci-āśrama tīrtha (Sarasvatī/Puṣkara context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Indra
Scene: Viṣṇu urges Indra to go at once to Dadhīci; the sage will give even his own bones—nothing is refused when properly requested.
FAQs
The highest dāna is self-offering for the welfare of the worlds; generosity is portrayed as the fruit of tapas and purity.
Implicitly tied to Dadhīci’s Sarasvatī āśrama setting in the surrounding verses; this line emphasizes his virtue rather than a place.
A dāna-ideal is implied (unwithholding generosity), but no formal rite is detailed.