Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
तस्माद्गावः प्रदातव्याः पूजनीयाश्च नित्यशः । स्वर्गस्य संगमा ह्येताः सोपानमिव निर्मिताः
tasmādgāvaḥ pradātavyāḥ pūjanīyāśca nityaśaḥ | svargasya saṃgamā hyetāḥ sopānamiva nirmitāḥ
Oleh itu, lembu hendaklah didermakan sebagai dana dan disembah setiap hari. Sesungguhnya merekalah tempat pertemuan dengan syurga—seumpama tangga yang dibina untuk mendaki ke atas.
Narratorial voice (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame, implied)
Scene: A donor offers a cow with reverence—garlands, water-pot, and cloth—while a luminous stairway motif rises subtly behind, suggesting ascent to svarga; priests and pilgrims witness within Prabhāsa’s sacred ambience.
FAQs
Charity and daily reverence toward cows are praised as direct, elevating means to spiritual ascent.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where go-dāna and go-pūjā are presented as exceptionally merit-giving.
Perform go-dāna (donation of cows) and practice nitya go-pūjā (daily honoring/worship).