Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59
संसदि व्रीडयाऽश्रुत्य आर्थिभ्यः प्रददाति च । प्रतिदीयते च यद्दानं व्रीडादानमिति श्रुतम्
saṃsadi vrīḍayā'śrutya ārthibhyaḥ pradadāti ca | pratidīyate ca yaddānaṃ vrīḍādānamiti śrutam
مجلس میں بدنامی کے خوف سے شرمندگی کے باعث سائلوں کو جو عطیہ دیا جائے، اور جو عطیہ بدلے میں واپس بھی دیا جائے—اسے ‘وریڑا دان’ (شرم کا دان) کہا گیا ہے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Scene: In a crowded assembly, a donor reluctantly gives while looking sideways at onlookers; petitioners stand before him; another figure records the gift, hinting at social accounting and expected return.
FAQs
Giving done from social embarrassment or for reciprocal return is ethically distinct from dharma-driven charity.
None; the verse critiques motive and social context of giving.
No ritual is prescribed; it classifies a type of dāna motivated by shame and reciprocity.