Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74
पंचयोजनमध्ये तु श्रूयते स्वगुरुर्यदा । तदा नातिक्रमेद्दानं दद्यात्पात्रेषु मानवः
paṃcayojanamadhye tu śrūyate svagururyadā | tadā nātikrameddānaṃ dadyātpātreṣu mānavaḥ
സ്വഗുരു അഞ്ചു യോജനത്തിനുള്ളിൽ ഉണ്ടെന്ന് അറിയുമ്പോൾ, അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ അവകാശം മറികടന്ന് ദാനം ചെയ്യരുത്; വിധിപൂർവം പാത്രർക്കു ദാനം നൽകണം.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya didactic narration context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A map-like vignette: the guru’s hermitage within a five-yojana radius of Prabhāsa; the donor turns toward the guru before distributing alms to assembled worthy recipients at the tīrtha.
FAQs
Charity should be guided by dharma and gratitude: do not bypass your own guru’s rightful priority when he is nearby.
The instruction is embedded in Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, shaping righteous conduct for those in the sacred region.
A dāna guideline: if the guru is within five yojanas, do not ‘overstep’ him; give appropriately to qualified recipients.