Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
शक्ते परजने दाता स्वजने दुःखजीविनि । मध्वापानविषादः स धर्माणां प्रतिरूपकः
śakte parajane dātā svajane duḥkhajīvini | madhvāpānaviṣādaḥ sa dharmāṇāṃ pratirūpakaḥ
ကူညီနိုင်စွမ်းရှိလျက် အပြင်လူများကိုသာ လှူဒါန်းပြီး ကိုယ့်အိမ်သူအိမ်သားတို့ကို ဒုက္ခထဲတွင်နေစေခြင်းသည် ပျားရည်သောက်ပြီးနောက် အဆိပ်ဒဏ်ခံရသကဲ့သို့—ဓမ္မ၏ အတုအယောင်ပုံစံသာ ဖြစ်သည်။
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A donor gives lavishly to strangers while his family sits in visible distress; above, a scale tilts, and the honey-poison metaphor appears as a cup with sweetness on top and dark residue beneath—labelled as ‘pratirūpaka dharma’.
FAQs
True dharma integrates compassion with responsibility; neglecting dependents while giving elsewhere is false virtue.
No tīrtha is referenced; the focus is household ethics in charity.
Prioritize rightful duties to one’s dependents before extending charity beyond the household.