Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59
यद्ददाति यदश्नाति तदेव धनिनो धनम् । अन्ये मृतस्य क्रीडंति दारैरपि धनैरपि
yaddadāti yadaśnāti tadeva dhanino dhanam | anye mṛtasya krīḍaṃti dārairapi dhanairapi
دولت مند کا حقیقی مال وہی ہے جو وہ خیرات کرتا ہے اور جو وہ خود کھاتا پیتا ہے؛ جب وہ مر جاتا ہے تو باقی رہ جانے والی دولت اور گھر والے دوسروں کی کھیل بن جاتے ہیں۔
Sārasvata (contextual continuation)
Scene: A wealthy householder offers alms and eats a simple meal; behind him, a shadowy scene of death where relatives and strangers divide his stored riches—showing the contrast between ‘mine’ and ‘left behind’.
FAQs
Ownership is illusory: only enjoyed necessities and charitable gifts become ‘one’s own’; the rest is left for others after death.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse teaches vairāgya (detachment) and the dharma of giving.
Implicitly recommends dāna as the meaningful use of wealth, though no specific donation-type is listed.