Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46
पितरो नरकाद्वापि सुपुण्येन सुमेधसा । गोप्रदानं प्रशंसंति तस्मिंस्तीर्थे मुनीश्वराः
pitaro narakādvāpi supuṇyena sumedhasā | gopradānaṃ praśaṃsaṃti tasmiṃstīrthe munīśvarāḥ
یہاں تک کہ دوزخ سے بھی، عظیم پُنّیہ والے دانا کے حاصل کردہ ثواب کے سبب پِتر گو-دان کی تعریف کرتے ہیں؛ اور اسی تیرتھ میں مُنیوں کے سردار اس عمل کی ستائش کرتے ہیں۔
Bhūta (continued narration)
Tirtha: Gaṅgākūpaka (contextual)
Type: kund
Scene: A sage assembly near the tīrtha praises a donor offering a decorated cow; in the background, shadowy forms rise from a dark underworld motif toward light, symbolizing naraka-release of pitṛs.
FAQs
Charity (dāna), especially go-dāna, is upheld as a powerful dharmic act benefiting both giver and ancestors.
The tīrtha associated with Govatsa/Gaṅgākūpaka is the setting where go-dāna is specially praised.
Go-pradāna (cow donation) is recommended and celebrated at the tīrtha.