[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › [Revākhaṇḍa of the Skandapurāṇa manuscripts (RKS)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.revakhanda) › 61.2 # Revākhaṇḍa of the Skandapurāṇa manuscripts (RKS) 61.2 Revākhaṇḍa (Skandapurāṇa) 61.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [61.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.revakhanda.61.2) mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: gāvaḥ pavitramatulaṃ gāvaḥ sarvārthasādhakāḥ / tasmāddhi gopradānena śivabhaktyā pramucyate // > Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Cows are peerless purifiers; cows accomplish all purposes. / Therefore, indeed, through the gifting of a cow and devotion to Śiva, one is liberated. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 61.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.revakhanda.61.1) - [Next: 61.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.revakhanda.61.3) - [Up: 61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.revakhanda.61) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.revakhanda~en-mt.61.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.revakhanda.61.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.revakhanda.61.2) · Pramāṇa