Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
नंदादित्यं पुनर्दृष्ट्वा न पुनर्मर्त्त्यतां व्रजेत । प्रदद्यात्कपिलां तत्र ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे
naṃdādityaṃ punardṛṣṭvā na punarmarttyatāṃ vrajeta | pradadyātkapilāṃ tatra brāhmaṇe vedapārage
Après avoir revu Nandāditya, on ne doit plus retourner à la condition mortelle. Là, qu’on fasse don d’une vache fauve (kapilā) à un brāhmane versé dans les Veda.
Narrator (within the Śiva–Pārvatī dialogue context of this section)
Tirtha: Nandāditya
Type: tirtha
Scene: A pilgrim beholds Nandāditya—radiant Sūrya presence—then offers a tawny cow in dāna to a Veda-versed brāhmaṇa at the tīrtha, with the promise of no return to mortal birth.
FAQs
Darśana of the deity at a powerful tīrtha, joined with righteous charity, is presented as a path toward liberation from repeated mortality.
Nandāditya in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Kapilā-dāna—donating a tawny cow to a Veda-learned Brāhmaṇa at that place.