Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
गायत्र्या गृह्य गोमूत्रं गंधद्वारेति गोमयम् । आप्यायस्वेति च क्षीरं दधिक्राव्णेति वै दधि
gāyatryā gṛhya gomūtraṃ gaṃdhadvāreti gomayam | āpyāyasveti ca kṣīraṃ dadhikrāvṇeti vai dadhi
En récitant le mantra «Gāyatrī», on prend l’urine de vache; avec «Gandhadvāra», la bouse; avec «Āpyāyasva», le lait; et avec «Dadhikrāva», le caillé—ainsi, véritablement, se déroule le rite.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Brahmā-arcana context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Close-up of priests holding vessels labeled by mantra: one pours gomūtra while chanting Gāyatrī; another presents gomaya with ‘Gandhadvāra’; milk with ‘Āpyāyasva’; curd with ‘Dadhikrāva’; the air is filled with visible mantra-script ribbons.
FAQs
Ritual purity is not merely material; mantra and substance together sacralize action, aligning worship with Vedic sanctity.
The teaching belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s ritual tradition as presented in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.
Use specific mantras while taking/using pañcagavya items—Gāyatrī for gomūtra, Gandhadvāra for gomaya, Āpyāyasva for milk, Dadhikrāva for curd.