वृषभस्तत्र दातव्यः प्रवृत्ते क्षुरकर्मणि । आत्मप्रकृतिदानं च पीतवस्त्रं तथैव च
vṛṣabhastatra dātavyaḥ pravṛtte kṣurakarmaṇi | ātmaprakṛtidānaṃ ca pītavastraṃ tathaiva ca
于彼处,行剃发之仪时,当施舍一头公牛;亦应随己资力而行布施,并奉上一件黄色衣裳。
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: Pilgrims at the sea-edge of Prabhāsa prepare for a shaving-rite; a donor presents a decorated bull and a folded yellow cloth to a priest, with Somnātha’s shrine and the surf in the background.
Pilgrimage is completed by generosity—purification is paired with dāna and humility.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where pilgrimage rites include shaving and prescribed gifts.
During the shaving rite, give a bull in charity, offer gifts according to capacity, and donate a yellow garment.
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