Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
नंदा सुमनसा चैव सुरूपा च सुशीलका । कामिनी नंदिनी चैव मेध्या चैव हिरण्यदा
naṃdā sumanasā caiva surūpā ca suśīlakā | kāminī naṃdinī caiva medhyā caiva hiraṇyadā
तेथे नंदा व सुमनसा, सुरूपा व सुशीलका; तसेच कामिनी व नंदिनी, आणि मेध्या व हिरण्यदा नावाच्या (गायी) होत्या.
Gālava (narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene sacred pasture near a tīrtha: a line of radiant cows, each distinct in form and temperament, presented as auspicious beings within a pilgrimage landscape.
FAQs
By naming the holy cows, the text celebrates go-śraddhā (reverence for cows) as an emblem of dharma and the sanctity of the divine abode.
Goloka remains the setting, presented as filled with revered cows bearing auspicious names.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse supports the broader purāṇic ethic of honoring cows and purity (medhyatā).
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