Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
नाभाग उवाच । कोटिः प्रदीयतां मूल्यं निषादेभ्यो द्विजोत्तम । यद्येतदपि ते मूल्यं ततो भूयः प्रदीयते
nābhāga uvāca | koṭiḥ pradīyatāṃ mūlyaṃ niṣādebhyo dvijottama | yadyetadapi te mūlyaṃ tato bhūyaḥ pradīyate
نابھاگ نے کہا: اے بہترین دِویج! نِشادوں کو قیمت کے طور پر ایک کوٹی دی جائے۔ اگر یہ بھی تمہارے نزدیک کافی نہ ہو تو پھر اس سے زیادہ بھی دیا جائے گا۔
Nabhāga
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Āpastamba
Scene: King Nabhāga, earnest and determined, proposes a koṭi as payment to the Niṣādas; the sage listens with composed detachment, while attendants hold chests of coins and ministers watch.
FAQs
When guided by dharma, generosity escalates beyond self-interest; the king is willing to give more until the settlement becomes righteous.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the narrative links sacred place with righteous giving and ethical resolution.
A large-scale dāna/compensation (koṭi) to the Niṣādas is proposed.