Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 61
दश प्रदक्षिणा दत्त्वा सूत्रेण परिवेष्टयेत् । कपिलां तु ततो विप्रे दद्याद्विगतमत्सरः
daśa pradakṣiṇā dattvā sūtreṇa pariveṣṭayet | kapilāṃ tu tato vipre dadyādvigatamatsaraḥ
«Après avoir accompli dix pradakṣiṇā (circumambulations), qu’on lie ensuite le rite avec le fil sacré. Puis, sans jalousie, qu’on donne à un brāhmaṇa une vache kapilā, fauve.»
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (rite-location)
Type: ghat
Scene: A devotee circles a shrine ten times; a sacred thread is tied as a ritual token; then a tawny cow with calf and accessories is respectfully handed to a brāhmaṇa near the riverbank.
FAQs
Ritual action must be joined with inner purity—especially freedom from envy—so that charity becomes spiritually fruitful.
The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha milieu of the Revā Khaṇḍa, where donations and circumambulation are prescribed.
Ten pradakṣiṇās, a sūtra-based tying/encircling act, and kapilā (cow) donation to a brāhmaṇa.