Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73
अस्माकमपि संप्राप्ता गृहे वै नृपवल्लभा । दातुं विभूषणान्येव निषिद्धाऽस्माभिरद्य सा
asmākamapi saṃprāptā gṛhe vai nṛpavallabhā | dātuṃ vibhūṣaṇānyeva niṣiddhā'smābhiradya sā
Ngay cả ái hậu của nhà vua cũng đến nhà chúng ta. Hôm nay, chúng ta đã ngăn bà không được đem chính những món trang sức ấy mà bố thí.
Those returning ascetics/brāhmaṇas (within narration; reporting their action)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame implied)
Scene: A royal consort arrives at the hermitage with attendants and jewel-caskets; the sages, calm but firm, raise a hand in prohibition, instructing her not to give ornaments; the contrast between regal splendor and ascetic simplicity is central.
FAQs
Dharma includes discernment: charity must be rightly directed, and elders may restrain actions that could lead to harm or impropriety.
Not specified in this shloka; it continues a moral episode within the chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya.
A practical rule is implied: do not give ornaments indiscriminately; proper dāna depends on recipient suitability and context.