Shloka 7
गोमहात्म्य-प्रश्नोत्तरम्
Saudāsa–Vasiṣṭha on the Purifying Power of Cows
सुवर्ण दक्षिणामाहुर्गोप्रदाने महाद्युते । सुवर्ण परमित्युक्त दक्षिणार्थमसंशयम्
suvarṇa-dakṣiṇām āhur go-pradāne mahā-dyute | suvarṇaṃ param ity uktaṃ dakṣiṇārtham asaṃśayam ||
قال بهيشما: «يا ذا المجد، في هبة الأبقار شُرِع أن تُعطى دَكْشِنَا (dakṣiṇā) من الذهب. وقد قيل إن الذهب هو أسمى ما يكون من الدكشنا—ولا ريب في ذلك.»
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
When performing go-dāna (gift of cows), one should also give an appropriate dakṣiṇā; gold is upheld as the best form of such dakṣiṇā, emphasizing completeness and sincerity in charitable rites.
Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha), while instructing on dāna-dharma in Anuśāsana Parva, explains the proper procedure for cow-gifting and states the traditional rule that gold should accompany the gift as dakṣiṇā.