खुरपिङ्गं तमित्याहुः पितॄणां सद्गतिप्रदम् । नीलं सर्वशरीरेण स्वारक्तनयनं दृढम्
khurapiṅgaṃ tamityāhuḥ pitṝṇāṃ sadgatipradam | nīlaṃ sarvaśarīreṇa svāraktanayanaṃ dṛḍham
ଯାହାର ଖୁର ପିଙ୍ଗ, ତାହାକୁ ‘ଖୁର-ପିଙ୍ଗ’ କୁହନ୍ତି; ସେ ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କୁ ସଦ୍ଗତି ଦେଇଥାଏ। ଆଉ ଗୋଟିଏ ବୃଷ ସର୍ବଶରୀରେ ନୀଳ, ସ୍ୱାଭାବିକ ରକ୍ତିମ ନୟନଯୁକ୍ତ ଓ ଦୃଢ—ଏହା ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଶସ୍ତ।
Unspecified in snippet (Revā-khaṇḍa narrator)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Revākhaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A strong bull with tawny hooves (‘khura-piṅga’) is released; above, pitṛs ascend toward a luminous path indicating sadgati; a second ‘nīla’ bull with reddish eyes is shown as an alternate qualifying type.
Ritual charity is framed as a means of guiding ancestors toward sadgati (fortunate posthumous state).
The Revā-khaṇḍa tīrtha setting of the teaching (not named in this verse).
Use of specific bull-types (khura-piṅga, nīla) with defined marks for vṛṣotsarga aimed at pitṛ-sadgati.
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