Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
विधिवद्गां ददौ तां च स नृपः सोमशर्मणे । गृहीत्वा राजभवनान्निर्ययौ गां द्विजर्षभः
vidhivadgāṃ dadau tāṃ ca sa nṛpaḥ somaśarmaṇe | gṛhītvā rājabhavanānniryayau gāṃ dvijarṣabhaḥ
അപ്പോൾ ആ രാജാവ് വിധിപൂർവ്വം ആ പശുവിനെ സോമശർമനു ദാനമായി നൽകി. പശുവിനെ ഏറ്റുവാങ്ങി ആ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ രാജഭവനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പുറപ്പെട്ടു.
Sūta (contextual attribution within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a royal palace courtyard, a king ceremonially gifts a cow to Somaśarman; the brāhmaṇa leads the cow out through palace gates.
FAQs
Dāna must be completed properly and lawfully; righteous giving repairs imbalance and strengthens dharma.
Dvārakā Māhātmya provides the sacred frame, portraying dharmic giving as integral to the holiness associated with Dvārakā.
Go-dāna performed vidhivat (with correct procedure) to a named brāhmaṇa (Somaśarman).