[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c7.917 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.917 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.917 - **Language:** English ### [c7.917](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.917) 42) \*Indra and Godāna (gift of cow)\*. Once Indra asked Brahmā about the efficacy of godāna or giving a cow as gift. Brahmā told him that there is a world free from the infirmities of old age and diseases and it is called “Goloka”. He added that those who perform Godāna would get a place in Goloka. - [Previous: c7.916](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.916) - [Next: c7.918](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.918) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.917](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.917) · Pramāṇa