Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
ततस्तं प्राह खे वाणी श्लोकमेकं नृप श्रृणु । द्विहेतु षडधिष्ठानं षडंगं च द्विपाकयुक्
tatastaṃ prāha khe vāṇī ślokamekaṃ nṛpa śrṛṇu | dvihetu ṣaḍadhiṣṭhānaṃ ṣaḍaṃgaṃ ca dvipākayuk
Pagkaraan, isang tinig sa kalangitan ang nagsalita sa kanya: “O hari, pakinggan mo ang iisang śloka na ito: ang dāna ay may dalawang sanhi, anim na saligan, anim na sangkap, at kaugnay ng dalawang uri ng bunga.”
Khe-vāṇī (celestial voice)
Listener: Nārada
Scene: A luminous disembodied voice descends from the sky as the king looks upward in reverence; sages and ministers witness the miracle; the sky is rendered with radiance and subtle divine symbols.
FAQs
Charity is a structured dharmic discipline with defined motivations, supports, components, and karmic outcomes.
The teaching is delivered within the sacred setting associated with the land–ocean confluence, though the verse itself emphasizes doctrine rather than place.
A doctrinal framework for dāna is introduced (two causes, six bases, six limbs, two fruits), preparing for correct practice.