Shloka 121
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
गवां शतसहस्रेभ्यो दद्यादेकां पयस्विनीम् । पुत्रान्दारांस्तथा भृत्यान् गौरेका प्रतितारयेत् ॥ १२१ ॥
gavāṃ śatasahasrebhyo dadyādekāṃ payasvinīm | putrāndārāṃstathā bhṛtyān gaurekā pratitārayet || 121 ||
লক্ষ লক্ষ গাভীর মধ্যেও এক দুধেল গাভী দান করা উচিত; একটিমাত্র গাভীই পুত্র, স্ত্রী ও ভৃত্যদেরও সংসারসাগর পার করায়।
Narada (teaching in a dana-phala / tirtha-mahatmya discourse; traditional frame often transmitted via Suta)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"From practical instruction (give one good cow) it expands compassionately to collective salvation—family and dependents are carried across danger by a single meritorious act."}
FAQs
The verse elevates go-dana—especially gifting a milk-yielding cow—as a high-merit act of Dharma whose spiritual fruit is protective and salvific, benefiting not only the donor but also the donor’s household and dependents.
While framed as charity, the verse supports Bhakti by emphasizing selfless giving and protection of life; such sattvic dana purifies the heart and becomes an offering aligned with Vishnu-oriented Dharma in the Narada Purana’s ethical vision.
It primarily reflects Kalpa (ritual and dharma procedure) through dana-vidhi principles—what to give (a payasvinī cow) and the intended dharmic outcome (pāvanatva and protection of dependents), rather than technical grammar or astrology.