Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
प्रोक्तानि षडधिष्ठानान्यंगान्यपि च षट्च्छ्रुणु । दाता प्रतिग्रहीता च शुद्धिर्देयं च धर्मयुक्
proktāni ṣaḍadhiṣṭhānānyaṃgānyapi ca ṣaṭcchruṇu | dātā pratigrahītā ca śuddhirdeyaṃ ca dharmayuk
ஆறு ஆதாரங்கள் கூறப்பட்டன; இப்போது தானத்தின் ஆறு அங்கங்களையும் கேள்—தானம் அளிப்பவன், பெறுபவன், தூய்மை, அளிக்கப்படும் பொருள், மேலும் தர்மத்தோடு ஒத்தமை (தர்மயுக்தம்)।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Scene: A teacher-sage instructs a seated audience on the components of charity; symbolic objects (water pot for purity, cloth/food for gift) are arranged; the receiver (brāhmaṇa/ascetic) is shown respectfully.
FAQs
Dāna becomes dharmically complete only when its essential factors—giver, receiver, purity, and proper gift—are rightly aligned.
None; the verse is a systematic framework for charity.
A structured prescription: understand dāna through its six aṅgas (key components) after learning its six adhiṣṭhānas (bases).