Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 81
गावो मे चाग्रतः सन्तु गावो मे सन्तु पृष्ठतः । गावो मे हृदये सन्तु गवां मध्ये वसाम्यहम्
gāvo me cāgrataḥ santu gāvo me santu pṛṣṭhataḥ | gāvo me hṛdaye santu gavāṃ madhye vasāmyaham
गायी माझ्या पुढे असोत, गायी माझ्या मागे असोत। गायी माझ्या हृदयात वास करो; आणि मी गायींच्या मध्ये वास करावा।
Unspecified (Revākhaṇḍa liturgical verse/prayer in the ritual sequence)
Scene: A serene pastoral-ritual tableau: the donor stands amid a circle of gentle cows, hands in prayer, visualizing cows before, behind, and within the heart.
FAQs
Cows symbolize nourishment and dharmic protection; keeping them ‘around’ oneself signifies living within the shelter of merit and compassion.
This is a devotional-prayer verse within Revākhaṇḍa; the wider frame is the Revā (Narmadā) sacred region rather than a single named shrine.
A protective prayer/utterance (stuti) centering the devotee within the auspicious presence of cows, typically following gau-dāna procedures.