Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 178
धनद उवाच । योऽत्र वित्तं यथाशक्त्या ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रदास्यति । न भविष्यति लोके स वित्तहीनः कथंचन
dhanada uvāca | yo'tra vittaṃ yathāśaktyā brāhmaṇebhyaḥ pradāsyati | na bhaviṣyati loke sa vittahīnaḥ kathaṃcana
Dhanada bersabda: Sesiapa di sini, menurut kemampuannya, mendermakan harta kepada para Brāhmaṇa, tidak akan menjadi papa di dunia ini walau sedikit pun.
Dhanada (Kubera)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (as narrated within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dhanada (Kubera-like lord of wealth) speaks in a tīrtha setting; a pilgrim offers coins or cloth into the hands of a seated Brāhmaṇa under a sacred grove/āśrama canopy; the atmosphere suggests prosperity protected by dharma.
FAQs
Generosity within one’s means is upheld as a dharmic path that sustains worldly prosperity rather than diminishing it.
The verse continues the Arbuda Khaṇḍa praise of the local āśrama/tīrtha where gifts to Brāhmaṇas are said to bear amplified results.
Vitta-dāna—donating wealth to Brāhmaṇas in proportion to one’s capacity.