Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
तमोवृतस्तु यो दद्यात्कृष्णवित्तेन मानवः । तिर्यक्त्वे तत्फलं प्रेत्य समश्राति नराधमः
tamovṛtastu yo dadyātkṛṣṇavittena mānavaḥ | tiryaktve tatphalaṃ pretya samaśrāti narādhamaḥ
തമസ്സാൽ മൂടപ്പെട്ട മനുഷ്യൻ കറുത്ത (അശുദ്ധ) ധനത്തോടെ ദാനം ചെയ്താൽ, ആ അധമൻ മരണാനന്തരം അതിന്റെ ഫലം തിര്യക്-യോണിയിൽ അനുഭവിക്കുന്നു।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A shadowed figure offers a dark, stained pouch of wealth; the background hints at ominous afterlife imagery—animals, twilight, and a moral descent—contrasting with sacred symbols.
FAQs
Charity done in a tamasic spirit and funded by corrupt wealth becomes a cause of spiritual downfall rather than merit.
No; the verse is a general karmic warning rather than a site-specific māhātmya.
It implicitly forbids supporting dāna with ‘black’ wealth and tamasic intent, warning of severe karmic consequence.