Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 90
दानं चतुर्विधं दानमुत्सर्गः कल्पितं तथा । संश्रुतं चेति विविधं तत्क्रमात्परिकीर्तितम्
dānaṃ caturvidhaṃ dānamutsargaḥ kalpitaṃ tathā | saṃśrutaṃ ceti vividhaṃ tatkramātparikīrtitam
दान चार प्रकार का कहा गया है—(1) दान, (2) उत्सर्ग, (3) कल्पित, और (4) संश्रुत। यह क्रम से विविध रूपों में बताया गया है।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Scene: A schematic narrative tableau showing four panels: a donor handing a gift; a public endowment to a temple/ghāṭa; an assigned provision (granary/annadāna kitchen); and a pledge recorded by a scribe on copper-plate/palm-leaf.
FAQs
Charity is not one-dimensional; the Purāṇa systematizes dāna into forms that support both individuals and public welfare.
No specific site is named; the verse provides a dharma-classification relevant to tīrtha culture and public merit.
Undertake dāna in its recognized forms—direct gifts, public endowments, arranged giving, and pledged giving—according to capacity and context.