Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59
संसदि व्रीडयाऽश्रुत्य आर्थिभ्यः प्रददाति च । प्रतिदीयते च यद्दानं व्रीडादानमिति श्रुतम्
saṃsadi vrīḍayā'śrutya ārthibhyaḥ pradadāti ca | pratidīyate ca yaddānaṃ vrīḍādānamiti śrutam
संसदि व्रीडया लोकापवादभयेन च, आर्थिभ्यः यत् प्रदीयते, प्रतिदानरूपेण च यत् प्रत्युपदीयते—तद् ‘व्रीडादानम्’ इति श्रुतम्।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Scene: In a crowded assembly, a donor reluctantly gives while looking sideways at onlookers; petitioners stand before him; another figure records the gift, hinting at social accounting and expected return.
FAQs
Giving done from social embarrassment or for reciprocal return is ethically distinct from dharma-driven charity.
None; the verse critiques motive and social context of giving.
No ritual is prescribed; it classifies a type of dāna motivated by shame and reciprocity.