Shiva Purana
गवार्थे ब्राह्मणार्थे च स्थानस्वाम्यर्थमेव च ॥ ये मृतास्ते सुखं यांति यथा सुकृतिनस्तथा ॥ २९ ॥
Those who die for the protection of cows, brahmins, status and the master go happily to the other world like virtuous persons.
english translation
gavArthe brAhmaNArthe ca sthAnasvAmyarthameva ca ॥ ye mRtAste sukhaM yAMti yathA sukRtinastathA ॥ 29 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript