Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
नंदा सुभद्रा सुरभिः सुशीला सुमनास्तथा । इति गोमातरः पंच गोलोकाच्च समागताः
naṃdā subhadrā surabhiḥ suśīlā sumanāstathā | iti gomātaraḥ paṃca golokācca samāgatāḥ
نَندا، وسوبهادرا، وسوربهي، وسوشيلا، وسومانا—هكذا خمس أمهاتٍ من البقر—قدمن من غولوكا.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya; likely Sūta in the wider framing)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Five radiant cow-mothers—Nandā, Subhadrā, Surabhī, Suśīlā, Sumanā—arrive as a divine entourage from Goloka, their presence luminous and auspicious, suggesting a celestial pasture descending into the sacred coastal kṣetra.
FAQs
Gomātṛs are portrayed as sacred, cosmic benefactors whose presence supports dharma and purification.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where the narrative situates the descent/arrival of divine gomātṛs.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse establishes the divine identities and origin (Goloka) of the cow-mothers.