Shloka 21
The Greatness of Prayāga: Fruits of Pilgrimage, Remembrance, and Cow-Gift
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते । यत्रासौ लभते जन्म सा गौस्तत्राभिजायते
tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate | yatrāsau labhate janma sā gaustatrābhijāyate
وبمثلِ ذلك العددِ من آلافِ السنين يُكرَّمُ في عالمِ السماء؛ وأينما وُلِدَتْ تلك الروحُ بعد ذلك، وُلِدَتْ تلك البقرةُ بعينِها هناك أيضًا.
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from Adhyaya 42 framing dialogue).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि = तावत् + वर्षसहस्राणि; यत्रासौ = यत्र + असौ; गौस्तत्राभिजायते = गौः + तत्र + अभिजायते
FAQs
It links a period of honor in Svarga to karmic continuity: after enjoying heavenly merit, the jīva is reborn, and the same cow connected with that merit is also reborn in the same place—implying an ongoing bond created by one’s actions.
It suggests karmic association (saṃbandha) across lives: beings connected through a meritorious act—here involving a cow—may reappear together, indicating that ethical acts create lasting relational consequences beyond one lifetime.
It emphasizes responsibility toward animals (especially cows in Purāṇic ethics) and teaches that compassionate, dharmic conduct yields both heavenly results and longer-term effects that follow the soul into future births.