Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 78
वृषोत्सर्गेण तान्सर्वांस्तारयेदेकविंशतिम् । लोहितो यस्तु वर्णेन मुखे पुच्छे च पाण्डुरः
vṛṣotsargeṇa tānsarvāṃstārayedekaviṃśatim | lohito yastu varṇena mukhe pucche ca pāṇḍuraḥ
Dengan upacara pelepasan lembu jantan (vṛṣotsarga), semuanya—dua puluh satu leluhur—diselamatkan. Lembu jantan yang berwarna kemerahan, namun pucat pada muka dan ekor—
Unspecified in snippet (Revā-khaṇḍa narrator)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-sphere (Revākhaṇḍa context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritual scene on the Revā’s bank: a donor releases a consecrated bull, while priests recite mantras; subtle ancestral presence is implied behind the rite.
FAQs
A single well-performed dharmic rite can have far-reaching ancestral benefit, extending across many generations.
The Revā-khaṇḍa tīrtha setting of Adhyāya 146 (not explicitly named in this verse).
Vṛṣotsarga with attention to the bull’s auspicious markings, said to liberate twenty-one ancestors.