Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
वृषोत्सर्गं तु यस्तत्र कुर्याद्वै भावितात्मवान् । यावंति वृषरोमाणि तावत्स्वर्गे महीयते
vṛṣotsargaṃ tu yastatra kuryādvai bhāvitātmavān | yāvaṃti vṛṣaromāṇi tāvatsvarge mahīyate
जो भावित व संयमी मनाने तेथे वृषोत्सर्ग करील, तो त्या वृषभाच्या जितक्या रोम आहेत तितके (वर्ष) स्वर्गात सन्मानित होतो.
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Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Daśāśvamedha-pradeśa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee at Prabhāsa ceremonially releases a decorated bull: garlands, cloth, and a copper plate inscription; priests bless with mantras; the bull walks toward open sacred grounds, while celestial figures shower flowers indicating svarga honor.
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Charitable ritual acts done in a sacred kṣetra, when performed with a refined mind, are said to multiply in merit and yield exalted afterlife fruits.
The Daśāśvamedha/Aśvamedhika sacred area within Prabhāsa-kṣetra where vṛṣotsarga is praised.
Vṛṣotsarga—ceremonially releasing (or gifting) a bull as a dhārmic rite, performed at the tīrtha.