Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 131
नास्माभिः सह संपर्कं कदाचित्त्वं करिष्यसि । गृहीतं यत्त्वया दानं पापपिंडसमुद्भवम्
nāsmābhiḥ saha saṃparkaṃ kadācittvaṃ kariṣyasi | gṛhītaṃ yattvayā dānaṃ pāpapiṃḍasamudbhavam
“Mulai sekarang engkau tidak akan bergaul dengan kami lagi, kerana engkau menerima ‘pemberian’ yang lahir daripada segumpal dosa itu.”
Townspeople (Nāgaras) speaking to Vātaka (reported speech)
Scene: A ring of townsmen keeps distance from the brāhmaṇa, palms raised in refusal; the brāhmaṇa stands alone holding a small bundle/coin-pouch symbolizing the ‘gift’, while the crowd’s stance signals ostracism.
FAQs
The ethics of receiving (pratigraha) matter; society judges the receiver by the perceived purity and origin of what is accepted.
The setting continues within the Gartā-tīrtha episode of this adhyāya.
Implicitly, it warns about accepting gifts associated with sin; the technical issue is the propriety of pratigraha.