Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 93
गवां शुश्रूरूषकाये च गोप्रदाये च मानवाः । एषामन्यतमे लोके ते स्युः सर्वसमृद्धयः
gavāṃ śuśrūrūṣakāye ca gopradāye ca mānavāḥ | eṣāmanyatame loke te syuḥ sarvasamṛddhayaḥ
Menschen, die den Kühen dienen, und Menschen, die Kühe als dāna schenken—sie wohnen in einer oder einer anderen jener Welten, erfüllt von jeglichem Gedeihen.
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: Two parallel vignettes: (1) a devotee washing and feeding a cow, applying sandal paste, offering grass; (2) a formal go-dāna scene with a brāhmaṇa recipient, sacred thread, water-pouring (saṅkalpa), and the cow adorned with cloth and garland; above, a luminous path leading to celestial realms.
FAQs
Service and charity toward cows are proclaimed as direct causes of prosperity and elevated posthumous destinations.
The verse functions within Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s dharma instruction rather than naming a specific tirtha.
Practice go-sevā (attentive service to cows) and/or go-pradāna (donation of cows).