Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 90
दानं चतुर्विधं दानमुत्सर्गः कल्पितं तथा । संश्रुतं चेति विविधं तत्क्रमात्परिकीर्तितम्
dānaṃ caturvidhaṃ dānamutsargaḥ kalpitaṃ tathā | saṃśrutaṃ ceti vividhaṃ tatkramātparikīrtitam
ದಾನವು ನಾಲ್ಕು ವಿಧವೆಂದು ಹೇಳಲಾಗಿದೆ—(1) ದಾನ, (2) ಉತ್ಸರ್ಗ, (3) ಕಲ್ಪಿತ, (4) ಸಂಶ್ರುತ; ಇವು ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಉಪದೇಶಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿವೆ.
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.