Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33
दातारः संति वित्तस्य राज्यस्य गजवाजिनाम् । आत्मदेहस्य वा क्वापि न कलत्रस्य कर्हिचित्
dātāraḥ saṃti vittasya rājyasya gajavājinām | ātmadehasya vā kvāpi na kalatrasya karhicit
มีผู้ให้ทานทรัพย์สิน ราชอาณาจักร ช้างและม้า; บางแห่งบางคนถึงกับสละกายตนเป็นทาน—แต่ไม่มีผู้ใดให้ภรรยาเลย ไม่ว่าเมื่อใด
Bhadrāyu (continuing the king’s statement)
Scene: The king enumerates permissible gifts—treasure chests, royal insignia, elephants and horses—while the queen stands inviolate; the brāhmaṇa’s demand is visually negated by the king’s protective stance.
FAQs
Dāna must be governed by dharma; some relationships are protected by moral law and cannot be treated as transferable property.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
It discusses dāna in principle and sets a boundary (wife is not an object of charity).