Shloka 8
गोप्रदानविधिः (Gopradāna-vidhi) — Procedure and Praise of Cow-Gifting
कीदृशा: किंफला: किंस्वित् परमस्तत्र को गुण: । कथं च पुरुषास्तत्र गच्छन्ति विगतज्वरा:,वे लोक कैसे हैं? वहाँ क्या फल मिलता है? वहाँका सबसे महान् गुण क्या है? गोदान करनेवाले मनुष्य सब चिन्ताओंसे मुक्त होकर वहाँ किस प्रकार पहुँचते हैं?
kīdṛśāḥ kiṃphalāḥ kiṃsvit paramas tatra ko guṇaḥ | kathaṃ ca puruṣās tatra gacchanti vigatajvarāḥ ||
«كيف هي تلك العوالم؟ وأيّ ثمار تُنال هناك؟ وما أسمى فضيلة تُوجد فيها؟ وكيف يبلغها الرجال وقد تحرّروا من حُمّى القلق والضيق؟»
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic inquiry into dāna: righteous giving is evaluated not only by promised results (“fruits” and “worlds”) but also by the highest virtue it cultivates—inner freedom from burning anxiety (vigatajvara) and a clear path of attainment grounded in merit.
Indra (Śakra) poses a set of probing questions about the nature of the realms attained through meritorious acts—especially go-dāna—and asks how donors reach those realms, emphasizing both the destination (the worlds and their qualities) and the donor’s transformed state (freedom from distress).