Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48
तेनाग्नयो हुताः सम्यक्पितरश्चापि तर्पिताः । देवाश्च पूजितास्तेन यो ददाति गवाह्निकम्
tenāgnayo hutāḥ samyakpitaraścāpi tarpitāḥ | devāśca pūjitāstena yo dadāti gavāhnikam
જે વ્યક્તિ ગાયોને તેમનો નિત્યભાગ (દૈનિક ચારો/સેવા) આપે છે, તેના દ્વારા અગ્નિઓમાં યોગ્ય હુતિ થાય છે, પિતૃઓ તૃપ્ત થાય છે અને દેવતાઓની પૂજাও સંપન્ન થાય છે.
Narratorial voice (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee offers fodder/water to cows; above, symbolic triad: Agni flame, pitṛs receiving water offerings, and devas receiving flowers—linked by a single golden thread from the act of go-ahnika.
FAQs
Serving cows is portrayed as a comprehensive dharmic act that simultaneously honors gods, ancestors, and sacred fire.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where simple acts of service are elevated to major ritual merit.
Giving “gavāhnikam”—the cow’s daily due such as fodder, care, and daily service.
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