Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
दीयमानस्य वित्तस्य ब्राह्मणेभ्यः सुपापकृत् । विघ्नमारभते यस्तु स प्रेतो जायते नरः
dīyamānasya vittasya brāhmaṇebhyaḥ supāpakṛt | vighnamārabhate yastu sa preto jāyate naraḥ
பிராமணர்களுக்கு தானமாக வழங்கப்படும் செல்வத்தில் தடையிடும் மகாபாபி, பிரேதயோனியில் பிறக்கிறான்.
Unspecified in snippet (likely the respondent/teacher in the dialogue)
Scene: A donor extends a vessel of coins/grain toward brāhmaṇas; a jealous man blocks the path with an outstretched arm; the blocked gift emits dark smoke forming a preta visage around the obstructer.
FAQs
Supporting righteous charity is dharma; obstructing meritorious giving is treated as a grave karmic offense.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
It implicitly endorses dāna (charitable giving) and forbids creating hindrances to such acts.
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