धर्मद्रवा धर्मधुरा धेनुर्धीरा धृतिर्ध्रुवा । धेनुदानफलस्पर्शा धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदा
dharmadravā dharmadhurā dhenurdhīrā dhṛtirdhruvā | dhenudānaphalasparśā dharmakāmārthamokṣadā
Sie strömt als Dharma selbst und trägt das Joch der Rechtschaffenheit. Sie ist die heilige Kuh, standhaft und tapfer, fest wie unerschütterliche Ausdauer. Sie verleiht die Frucht der Kuhspende und schenkt Dharma, rechtmäßiges Begehren, Wohlstand und Befreiung (moksha).
Skanda (deduced for Kāśī-khaṇḍa context, commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇa audience
Scene: Gaṅgā as a serene ‘Dharma-cow’ metaphor: goddess beside a luminous cow, yoke of dharma symbolized; pilgrims offer go-dāna or its substitutes on the ghāṭa; a subtle path leading upward signifies mokṣa.
True divinity supports all four puruṣārthas, culminating in mokṣa, while honoring dharma and charity.
The setting is the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape, where devotion is said to yield both worldly and liberating fruits.
The verse references the merit of dhenudāna (gift of a cow), implying charity as a dharmic act.