Shloka 29
यमोअब्रवीद् विद्धि भोज्यास्त्वमेता ये दातार: साधवो गोरसानाम् | अन्ये लोका: शाश्वृता वीतशोकै: समाकीर्णा गोप्रदाने रतानाम्,“यमराजने कहा--“ब्रह्मन! तुम इन नदियोंको उन श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंका भोजन समझो, जो गोरस दान करनेवाले हैं। जो गोदानमें तत्पर हैं, उन पुण्यात्माओंके लिये दूसरे भी सनातन लोक विद्यमान हैं, जिनमें दुःख-शोकसे रहित पुण्यात्मा भरे पड़े हैं
yamo 'bravīd viddhi bhojyās tvam etā ye dātāraḥ sādhavo gorasānām | anye lokāḥ śāśvatā vītaśokaiḥ samākīrṇā gopradāne ratānām ||
Yama said: “O Brahmin, know these (rivers) to be the very food of those virtuous men who are givers of the cow’s produce. For those devoted to the gift of cows, there exist other eternal worlds as well—realms free from sorrow and grief, filled with the righteous.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that generosity—especially giving cows or cow-products—has profound dharmic value and leads to sorrowless, enduring realms in the afterlife; charity is portrayed as a direct cause of spiritual well-being beyond death.
Within Bhīṣma’s discourse, Yama is quoted addressing a Brahmin, explaining that certain rivers/streams are to be understood as sustenance for virtuous donors of cow-produce, and that those devoted to cow-gifts attain eternal, grief-free worlds populated by the righteous.