[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.1234 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1234 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1234 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1234](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1234) 34) \*Dānas Four.\* (\*Gifts\*). Gifts daily given without expecting return or result is Nityadāna. Gifts given to scholars (pundits) for the sake of alleviation of or redemption from sin is Naimittikadāna. Gifts given for welfare and prosperity is Kāmyakadāna. Offering made to propitiate God is Vimalā. - [Previous: c8.1233](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1233) - [Next: c8.1235](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1235) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1234](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1234) · Pramāṇa