Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
हलक्षमं बलीवर्दं दत्त्वा विप्राय पर्वसु । तमारुह्य नरो याति गोलोकं शिवसंनिधौ
halakṣamaṃ balīvardaṃ dattvā viprāya parvasu | tamāruhya naro yāti golokaṃ śivasaṃnidhau
पर्वकाळी विप्राला नांगरास योग्य असा बलिवर्द दान करून, त्यावर आरूढ होऊन मनुष्य शिवसन्निधीत गोलोकास जातो.
Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purāṇa māhātmya narration context)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: On a festive day, a devotee gifts a powerful plough-fit ox to a brāhmaṇa; in a visionary transition, the donor mounts the ox as a celestial conveyance and ascends toward Goloka, while Śiva’s presence blesses the scene.
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Charity offered at auspicious times and to worthy recipients is magnified, leading to exalted spiritual destinations.
The promise is taught within Vastrāpatha-kṣetra māhātmya (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa).
Donate a plough-capable ox to a Brāhmaṇa on parva (festival/sacred) days.
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