Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49
यदीच्छेदूर्ध्वगमनमात्मनः पितृभिः सह । सर्वाङ्गरुचिरां धेनुं यो दद्यादग्रजन्मने
yadīcchedūrdhvagamanamātmanaḥ pitṛbhiḥ saha | sarvāṅgarucirāṃ dhenuṃ yo dadyādagrajanmane
Se alguém deseja, para si e juntamente com seus ancestrais, ascender aos mundos superiores, deve oferecer a um brāhmaṇa preeminente uma vaca de bela forma em todos os seus membros.
Unspecified narrator (didactic instruction within Māhātmya)
Scene: A devotee offers a radiant, well-formed cow to a venerable brāhmaṇa; behind them, subtle ancestral figures appear as blessings rise upward, suggesting ascent to higher lokas.
FAQs
Charity (dāna), especially cow-gifting to a worthy recipient, is taught as a powerful means for one’s uplift and ancestral welfare.
The instruction is embedded in the Maṇināgeśvara Māhātmya of the Revā Khaṇḍa.
Gift a well-formed milch cow to a foremost brāhmaṇa for the sake of one’s own and one’s ancestors’ spiritual ascent.