Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34
तस्मान्नैव प्रतिग्राह्यं किमन्यैर्ब्राह्मणैरपि । द्विप्रकारस्य तीर्थस्य कृतस्याप्यकृतस्य च
tasmānnaiva pratigrāhyaṃ kimanyairbrāhmaṇairapi | dviprakārasya tīrthasya kṛtasyāpyakṛtasya ca
म्हणून दान-प्रतिग्रह मुळीच करू नये—इतर ब्राह्मणांची तर गोष्टच काय—तीर्थ कृत असो वा अकृत/स्वयंभू असो, दोन्ही प्रकारच्या तीर्थातही.
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: Two tīrthas shown side-by-side: one with a built ghat/temple (kṛta), another as a natural spring/river bend (akṛta). A brāhmaṇa stands with palms turned inward in refusal, signifying the niṣedha of accepting gifts.
FAQs
At tīrthas, purity of intention is paramount; accepting gifts is broadly discouraged to protect sanctity and integrity.
The instruction is situated in Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, though it generalizes to all tīrthas.
A clear prohibition: do not accept gifts (pratigrāha) at tīrthas, whether constructed or self-manifest.