Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 100
तदहं दानपुण्यं हि करिष्यामि कथं स्फुटम् । कौपीनदण्डात्मधनो धनं स्वल्पं हि नास्ति मे
tadahaṃ dānapuṇyaṃ hi kariṣyāmi kathaṃ sphuṭam | kaupīnadaṇḍātmadhano dhanaṃ svalpaṃ hi nāsti me
‘அப்படியெனில் தானப் புண்ணியத்தை நான் எவ்வாறு தெளிவாகச் செய்வேன்? எனது செல்வம் கௌபீனமும் தண்டும் மட்டுமே; சிறிதளவும் பணம் இல்லை.’
Nārada (self-reflection in narration)
Listener: Purāṇic audience within Kaumārikā frame
Scene: A renunciant-like Nārada (or narrator figure) with only kaupīna and daṇḍa, looking at his meager belongings, yet forming a firm resolve to perform charity.
FAQs
Sincere desire to give arises even in renunciation; one seeks dharmic ways to practice charity despite scarcity.
None; it focuses on personal constraint and dharma-intent.
No specific rite; it introduces the problem of how to perform dāna without material wealth.