Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
नंदादित्यं पुनर्दृष्ट्वा न पुनर्मर्त्त्यतां व्रजेत । प्रदद्यात्कपिलां तत्र ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे
naṃdādityaṃ punardṛṣṭvā na punarmarttyatāṃ vrajeta | pradadyātkapilāṃ tatra brāhmaṇe vedapārage
Setelah kembali melihat Nandāditya, seseorang tidak lagi kembali ke alam fana. Di sana hendaknya ia menghadiahkan seekor sapi kapilā (berwarna cokelat keemasan) kepada seorang Brāhmaṇa yang mahir dalam Weda.
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.