Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
कमण्डलुं च यो दद्याद्ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे । मधुक्षीरस्रवा धेनुर्दातारमनुगच्छति
kamaṇḍaluṃ ca yo dadyādbrāhmaṇe vedapārage | madhukṣīrasravā dhenurdātāramanugacchati
जो वेदपारंगत ब्राह्मणाला कमंडलू दान देतो, त्याच्या मागे मधु व क्षीर स्रवणारी धेनू (पुण्यरूपे) अनुगमन करते।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narration style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (śrāddha/dāna context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Veda-versed brāhmaṇa receives a kamaṇḍalu; behind the donor appears a miraculous cow whose udders stream honey and milk, symbolizing inexhaustible nourishment and merit.
FAQs
Gifts that support sacred learning and ritual purity—given to a worthy brāhmaṇa—generate sustaining, abundant merit.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where śrāddha-related dānas and their fruits are enumerated.
Kamaṇḍalu-dāna to a Veda-proficient brāhmaṇa as part of meritorious giving associated with śrāddha.