Shloka 31
गोप्रदानगुणाः तथा कपिलागोविधानम्
Merits of Cow-Gift and the Origin-Account of Kapilā Cows
यदेकभक्तमश्रीयाद् दद्यादेकं गवां च यत् । दशवर्षाण्यनन्तानि गोव्रती गो&$नुकम्पक:
pitāmaha uvāca | yad ekabhaktam āśrīyād dadyād ekaṃ gavāṃ ca yat | daśavarṣāṇy anantāni govratī go'nukampakaḥ ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—যদি কোনো ব্যক্তি একবাৰ আহাৰ কৰাৰ নিয়ম গ্ৰহণ কৰি, সেই এক আহাৰৰ পৰা এক অংশ গাভীক দিয়ে; গোৱ্ৰতধাৰী হৈ গাভীৰ প্ৰতি দয়াশীল থাকি দহ বছৰ এইদৰে সেৱাত নিবিষ্ট থাকে—তেনে হলে সি অনন্ত সুখ লাভ কৰে।
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
A disciplined life (eating once daily) combined with consistent charity and compassion toward cows is presented as a dharmic practice that yields immeasurable spiritual and ethical reward.
Bhīṣma, teaching dharma, describes a specific vow: the practitioner eats once a day and gives a portion of that meal to cows; sustained for ten years, this cow-service is said to lead to limitless happiness.