यतिश्चेत्प्रार्थयेल्लोभाद्दीयमानं प्रतिग्रहम् । न तस्य देयं विद्वद्भिर्न लोभः शस्यते यतेः
yatiścetprārthayellobhāddīyamānaṃ pratigraham | na tasya deyaṃ vidvadbhirna lobhaḥ śasyate yateḥ
若有出家苦行者因贪欲而求取他人正欲供施之物,智者不应施与;因为贪心从不为修行者所称赞。
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya didactic narration context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A greedy ascetic reaches out insistently for a gift; a wise donor gently withdraws and instead offers to a serene, self-controlled mendicant or to a feeding hall, illustrating pātra-vicāra.
Renunciation is incompatible with greed; discernment is required in giving.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra provides the sacred setting; the verse teaches standards for righteous giving within that pilgrimage ethos.
A dāna restriction: do not give to an ascetic who begs out of greed.
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