Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
विजित्य हुंकृतेनैव तान्दूतान्दूरतः स्थितान् । गोप्रदं तं समादाय प्रयाति शिवमन्दिरम्
vijitya huṃkṛtenaiva tāndūtāndūrataḥ sthitān | gopradaṃ taṃ samādāya prayāti śivamandiram
അവൾ വെറും ഹുങ്കാരധ്വനിയാൽ ദൂരത്ത് നിന്നിരുന്ന ദൂതന്മാരെ ജയിച്ച്, ആ ഗോദാതാവിനെ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ട് ശിവമന്ദിരത്തിലേക്ക് പ്രയാണം ചെയ്യുന്നു.
Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purāṇa māhātmya narration context)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nandā confronts the distant yamadūtas; with a single thunderous bellow she routs them, then lifts/supports the cow-donor and leads him toward a luminous Śiva-temple.
FAQs
Charity aligned with dharma becomes a protective force that turns the soul toward Śiva rather than punishment.
The teaching is embedded in Vastrāpatha-kṣetra māhātmya (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), culminating in reaching Śiva’s abode.
Go-dāna (cow-gift), whose fruit is described as deliverance and guidance to Śiva’s presence.
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