लोमश उवाच । त्वमीड्यो हि महाराज जगत्पूज्यो द्विजोत्तमः । गावश्च दिव्यास्तस्माद्गौर्मूल्यमम्यै प्रदीयताम्
lomaśa uvāca | tvamīḍyo hi mahārāja jagatpūjyo dvijottamaḥ | gāvaśca divyāstasmādgaurmūlyamamyai pradīyatām
ଲୋମଶ କହିଲେ—“ହେ ମହାରାଜ! ଆପଣ ସ୍ତୁତ୍ୟ, ଜଗତ୍ପୂଜ୍ୟ ଦ୍ୱିଜୋତ୍ତମ। ଗାଈମାନେ ଦିବ୍ୟ; ତେଣୁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ମୂଲ୍ୟ/ଅର୍ପଣ ରୂପେ ଗୋଟିଏ ଗାଈ ଦିଆଯାଉ।”
Lomaśa
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Lomaśa instructs the king; a gentle, radiant cow is presented as the intended offering, with attendants preparing the gift in a sacred setting.
Go-dāna is upheld as a supremely meritorious offering, reflecting reverence for life-sustaining sacred beings.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where dharmic prescriptions like go-dāna are taught as part of the site’s greatness.
Donation of a cow (go-dāna) as the ‘mūlya’—the fitting offering to satisfy the sage.
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