Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
देव्युवाच । इदं देयमिदं देयमिति प्रोक्तं तु यच्छ्रुतौ । दानादानविशेषांस्तु श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः
devyuvāca | idaṃ deyamidaṃ deyamiti proktaṃ tu yacchrutau | dānādānaviśeṣāṃstu śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ
देव्युवाच—श्रुतौ पुनः पुनरिदं देयमिदं देयमिति निगद्यते। दानस्य च अदानस्य च विशेषान् तत्त्वतः श्रोतुमिच्छामि॥
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A calm doctrinal dialogue: Devī, seated respectfully, asks Īśvara about the fine distinctions of what should and should not be given; the setting evokes Prabhāsa’s sanctity with a distant liṅga and sea-breeze ambience.
FAQs
Dharma requires discernment: charity must be understood in its proper forms, limits, and intentions—not merely performed mechanically.
The conversation is embedded in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, the glorification-cycle of Prabhāsa.
An inquiry is raised about dāna/adāna classifications—preparing for detailed rules on charitable giving.