Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
ततस्तं प्राह खे वाणी श्लोकमेकं नृप श्रृणु । द्विहेतु षडधिष्ठानं षडंगं च द्विपाकयुक्
tatastaṃ prāha khe vāṇī ślokamekaṃ nṛpa śrṛṇu | dvihetu ṣaḍadhiṣṭhānaṃ ṣaḍaṃgaṃ ca dvipākayuk
അപ്പോൾ ആകാശവാണി അവനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ രാജാവേ, ഒരു ശ്ലോകം കേൾക്കുക: ദാനത്തിന് രണ്ടു ഹേതുക്കൾ, ആറു അധിഷ്ഠാനങ്ങൾ, ആറു അംഗങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ട്; ഫലം ദ്വിവിധമാണ്।”
Khe-vāṇī (celestial voice)
Listener: Nārada
Scene: A luminous disembodied voice descends from the sky as the king looks upward in reverence; sages and ministers witness the miracle; the sky is rendered with radiance and subtle divine symbols.
FAQs
Charity is a structured dharmic discipline with defined motivations, supports, components, and karmic outcomes.
The teaching is delivered within the sacred setting associated with the land–ocean confluence, though the verse itself emphasizes doctrine rather than place.
A doctrinal framework for dāna is introduced (two causes, six bases, six limbs, two fruits), preparing for correct practice.