[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 6.3.50.39 # Skandapurana 6.3.50.39 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.50.39 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.50.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.50.39) abhigamyottamaṃ dānaṃ smṛtamāhūya madhyamam . yācyamānaṃ kanīyaḥ syāddehi dehīti cādhamam .. 50.39 .. > A gift given after approaching is taught to be highest; one given having summoned \[the recipient\] is middling; / one given when being asked would be inferior; and one given upon \[repeated pleading\], 'Give, give!' is lowest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.50.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.50.38) - [Next: 6.3.50.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.50.40) - [Up: 6.3.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.50) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.50.39) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.50.39) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.50.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.50.39) · Pramāṇa