Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । सर्वलक्षणसम्पूर्णे वृषे चैव तु यत्फलम् । तदहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुष्व धर्मनन्दन
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | sarvalakṣaṇasampūrṇe vṛṣe caiva tu yatphalam | tadahaṃ sampravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣva dharmanandana
ஸ்ரீ மார்க்கண்டேயர் கூறினார்—எல்லா நற்குறிகளும் நிறைந்த காளையை வृषோৎসர்கமாக விடுவதால் வரும் பலனை இப்போது நான் உரைக்கிறேன்; தர்மநந்தனே, கேள்.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmanandana)
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya begins formal instruction, gesturing toward an ideal, well-marked bull; Yudhiṣṭhira listens attentively; disciples note the teaching.
FAQs
Ritual efficacy is linked to both the rite and its proper qualification—here, the auspiciously marked bull—within a dharmic framework.
The explanation continues the Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha narrative, where offerings performed in sacred geography are especially magnified.
Vṛṣotsarga involving a ‘sarva-lakṣaṇa-sampūrṇa’ (fully auspicious) bull.