Shloka 17
Go-mahātmyam: Pavitrāṇāṃ Pavitraṃ
Cows and Ghee as Supreme Purifiers
स गतस्तस्य तृप्तिं तु गन्धं सुरभिमुद्विरन् । ददर्शोद्वारसंवृत्तां सुरभिं मुखजां सुताम्
sa gatastasyāḥ tṛptiṁ tu gandhaṁ surabhim udviran | dadarśa udvāra-saṁvṛttāṁ surabhīṁ mukhajāṁ sutām ||
অমৃত পান করে তিনি যখন সম্পূর্ণ তৃপ্ত হলেন, তখন তাঁর মুখ থেকে মনোহর সুগন্ধ বেরোতে লাগল। সেই সুগন্ধের সঙ্গেই ‘সুরভি’ নামে এক গাভী প্রকাশ পেল—যাকে প্রজাপতি নিজের মুখজাত কন্যা রূপে দেখলেন।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames auspicious creation as arising from purity and fulfillment: after the nectar brings complete satiation, a beneficent manifestation (Surabhī) emerges, symbolizing nourishment, abundance, and the sacred value of the cow within dharmic order.
After drinking amṛta and becoming fully satisfied, a fragrant scent issues from Prajāpati’s mouth; with that fragrance, the divine cow Surabhī appears, regarded as his mouth-born daughter.