Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
संप्राप्य भारतं खंडं मानुषं जन्म चोत्तमम् । धन्यो ददाति यो धेनुं स नरः सूर्यमण्डलम् । भित्त्वा याति विमानेन गम्यमानो गवादिभिः
saṃprāpya bhārataṃ khaṃḍaṃ mānuṣaṃ janma cottamam | dhanyo dadāti yo dhenuṃ sa naraḥ sūryamaṇḍalam | bhittvā yāti vimānena gamyamāno gavādibhiḥ
Setelah memperoleh Bhārata-varṣa dan kelahiran manusia yang utama, sungguh berbahagialah orang yang mendermakan lembu susu. Orang itu menembusi hingga ke lingkaran suria, lalu pergi dengan vimāna (kenderaan surgawi), diiringi oleh lembu-lembu dan yang seumpamanya.
Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purāṇa māhātmya narration context)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant vimāna rises toward the blazing solar orb; the donor ascends, while cows and calves appear as auspicious escorts in the sky; below, the tīrtha and the act of go-dāna is faintly visible.
FAQs
Human birth in Bhārata is meant for dharma; go-dāna is praised as a deed that elevates one to higher realms.
The broader praise belongs to Vastrāpatha-kṣetra within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, where such gifts are extolled.
The giving of a dhenu (milch cow) as dāna, presented as a supremely meritorious act.