Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
रे बले किं त्वया मूढ कृतमस्ति जुगुप्सितम् । अविद्यमाने ह्यर्थे हि किं ददासि परमात्मने । औदार्येण हि किं कार्यमल्पकेन त्वयाधुना
re bale kiṃ tvayā mūḍha kṛtamasti jugupsitam | avidyamāne hyarthe hi kiṃ dadāsi paramātmane | audāryeṇa hi kiṃ kāryamalpakena tvayādhunā
ഹേ ബലി! മൂഢനേ, നീ ഈ ജുഗുപ്സിതമായ പ്രവൃത്തി എന്തു ചെയ്തു? നിനക്കൊന്നും ശേഷിക്കാത്തപ്പോൾ പരമാത്മാവിന് നീ എന്തു നല്കും? ഇപ്പോൾ നീ അൽപശേഷനായിരിക്കെ ഔദാര്യത്തിന് എന്തു പ്രയോജനം?
Garuḍa speaking to Bali (from verse 24 lead-in)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-audience / sages in frame (contextual)
Scene: Garuḍa confronts Bali with sharp admonition; Bali appears diminished yet resolute, the atmosphere tense with ethical scrutiny.
FAQs
It dramatizes the conflict between pride, fear, and dharma—questioning whether ‘generosity’ without capacity or clarity becomes reckless.
No site is directly named; the authority of the teaching is carried by the Kedārakhaṇḍa setting within the Skanda Purāṇa.
Dāna (giving) is discussed as a principle, but no specific donation-rite is prescribed.
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