Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
पंचाग्निसाधको ग्रीष्मे जपहोमपरायणः । केनचित्त्वथ कालेन तस्य धेनुः पयस्विनी । नंदिनीति सुविख्याता सा वै कामदुघा शुभा
paṃcāgnisādhako grīṣme japahomaparāyaṇaḥ | kenacittvatha kālena tasya dhenuḥ payasvinī | naṃdinīti suvikhyātā sā vai kāmadughā śubhā
No verão, ele praticava a penitência dos cinco fogos e se dedicava ao japa e ao homa. Então, após algum tempo, obteve uma vaca de leite abundante, célebre como Nandinī—verdadeiramente auspiciosa, uma Kāmadhenu que realiza desejos e concede prosperidade.
Sūta
Listener: Dvija-śreṣṭhas/ṛṣis
Scene: In the blazing summer, Vasiṣṭha sits amid the five fires, chanting and offering oblations; beside the hermitage stands Nandinī, the radiant wish-fulfilling cow, overflowing with milk—an auspicious sign of dharma’s abundance.
FAQs
Austerity joined with japa and homa generates spiritual power and divine support that sustains dharma.
The Arbuda-māhātmya context continues; the episode introduces Nandinī, pivotal to the forthcoming sanctification narrative.
Pañcāgni-sādhana (five-fire penance), japa (mantra repetition), and homa (fire offerings).