Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 95
यथालाभा तु सर्वेषां चतुर्द्रोणा तु गौः स्मृता । द्रोणस्य वत्सकः कार्यो बहूनां वापि कामतः
yathālābhā tu sarveṣāṃ caturdroṇā tu gauḥ smṛtā | droṇasya vatsakaḥ kāryo bahūnāṃ vāpi kāmataḥ
Menurut kemampuan masing-masing para pemberi, seekor sapi secara tradisi dihitung setara ukuran ‘empat droṇa’. Dan anak sapi hendaknya disertakan menurut ukuran satu droṇa—atau bila berkehendak, bahkan lebih banyak.
Textual narrator giving technical dāna specifications (contextual deduction)
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (gau-dāna context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A ritual donation scene on a riverbank: a decorated cow with garlands, a calf beside her; a donor measuring grain in droṇa vessels to symbolize the ‘four droṇas’ equivalence; priests witnessing the sankalpa.
FAQs
Dāna should be performed responsibly and proportionately, with clear completeness of the gift (cow with appropriate provisions).
No specific site is mentioned; the verse is a procedural instruction within the Revā Khaṇḍa.
A guideline for gau-dāna using droṇa-based measures, including providing a calf in an appropriate measure (or more, if desired).