Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 63
ब्राह्मणाय च गौर्देया सर्वत्रसुखमश्नुते । न देया द्विजमात्राय दातारं सोऽवपातयेत्
brāhmaṇāya ca gaurdeyā sarvatrasukhamaśnute | na deyā dvijamātrāya dātāraṃ so'vapātayet
യഥാർത്ഥ ബ്രാഹ്മണനു മാത്രമേ ഗോദാനം നൽകേണ്ടത്; ദാതാവ് എല്ലായിടത്തും സുഖം അനുഭവിക്കും. പേരിന്മാത്രം ‘ദ്വിജൻ’ ആയവനു നൽകരുത്—അവൻ ദാതാവിനെ പതനത്തിലേക്ക് തള്ളും।
Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context—Brahmā addressing Nārada)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A split-scene moral tableau: on one side, a true brāhmaṇa receiving go-dāna with blessing; on the other, a merely nominal dvija receiving greedily, with the donor shown falling into misfortune—illustrating apātra-dāna doṣa.
FAQs
Dāna must be guided by discernment; giving to an unworthy recipient can negate merit and harm the giver.
Ayodhyā, where the text emphasizes dharmic standards for charity.
Go-dāna along with strict pātra-selection—offering to a qualified Brāhmaṇa rather than a merely nominal dvija.