Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34
गोसहस्रप्रदो ह्येको ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे । एकः पश्यति मामत्र फलं ताभ्यां समं स्मृतम्
gosahasraprado hyeko brāhmaṇe vedapārage | ekaḥ paśyati māmatra phalaṃ tābhyāṃ samaṃ smṛtam
L’un offre mille vaches à un brāhmaṇa accompli dans les Veda ; l’autre Me contemple ici—de l’un et de l’autre, on dit que le fruit est égal.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Unspecified
Scene: A wealthy donor presents a thousand cows to a serene Veda-knowing brāhmaṇa (symbolic herd), while beside them a simple pilgrim attains the same radiance through Prabhāsa darśana—emphasizing equality of fruit through grace.
FAQs
The text ranks Prabhāsa-darśana among the highest merits, equating it with the famed great gift of a thousand cows.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa).
Gosahasra-dāna—donating a thousand cows to a Veda-master brāhmaṇa.