Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
शक्र उवाच । किं तवागमनं चात्र किं कार्यं कथयस्व मे । यदस्मदीयं वित्तं हि तत्ते दास्यामि दानव
śakra uvāca | kiṃ tavāgamanaṃ cātra kiṃ kāryaṃ kathayasva me | yadasmadīyaṃ vittaṃ hi tatte dāsyāmi dānava
शक्र म्हणाला—तू येथे कशासाठी आला आहेस आणि तुझे कार्य काय आहे? मला सांग. हे दानवा, आमचे जे काही धन आहे ते सर्व मी तुला देईन.
Śakra (Indra)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-sphere (contextual)
Type: river
Listener: Andhaka (in-scene); primary audience in frame is the sages
Scene: Indra (Śakra) addresses Andhaka with guarded courtesy, offering celestial wealth; the court atmosphere is tense, with devas watching a dangerous guest.
FAQs
It contrasts true dāna (charity rooted in dharma) with fearful appeasement; generosity without steadiness can become surrender.
No earthly tīrtha is referenced; the setting is Indra’s realm.
No formal rite is prescribed; only an offer of wealth (vitta) is mentioned.