Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50
अस्ति कश्चित्प्रतिग्राही यस्मै दद्यामहं धनम् । इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा कैश्चिच्चांगुलिसंज्ञया
asti kaścitpratigrāhī yasmai dadyāmahaṃ dhanam | iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā kaiściccāṃgulisaṃjñayā
‘இந்த செல்வத்தை நான் அளிக்க ஏற்றுக் கொள்பவர் யாராவது உள்ளாரா?’ என்று அவன் கூற, அவன் சொற்களை கேட்ட சிலர் விரல் சைகையால் (ஒருவரை) காட்டினர்.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Scene: A donor asks for a worthy recipient; townspeople exchange looks and subtly point with fingers toward a seated figure, suggesting intrigue and moral compromise.
FAQs
Dāna requires discernment about the recipient; the moral quality of giving depends on right intention and right channel.
The setting remains within Kāśī’s tīrtha milieu; the specific tīrtha named nearby is Cakrasarasa.
Dāna (charitable gifting) is central, with emphasis on locating an appropriate pratigrāhī (recipient).