Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60
अथ ते मुनयः सर्वे गालवप्रमुखा नृप । पप्रच्छुः कौतुकाविष्टाः सक्तुदानकृते नृपम्
atha te munayaḥ sarve gālavapramukhā nṛpa | papracchuḥ kautukāviṣṭāḥ saktudānakṛte nṛpam
अथ ते मुनयः सर्वे गालवप्रमुखा नृपम्। कौतुकाविष्टाः पप्रच्छुः सक्तुदानस्य कारणम्॥
Pulastya
Tirtha: Acaleśvara/Arbuda-kṣetra (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of sages led by Gālava approaches King Bhīma near the sacred precinct, their faces attentive and inquisitive, as they ask about his saktu-dāna.
FAQs
In Purāṇic dharma, inquiry into the ‘why’ of a vow or gift deepens understanding and preserves living tradition.
The question arises in the same Arbuda setting connected to Acaleśvara, where saktu-dāna is practiced.
Saktu-dāna is referenced as a distinctive charitable practice prompting the sages’ inquiry.