Shloka 35
Phala of Vrata, Niyama, Svādhyāya, Dama, Satya, Brahmacarya, and Service (व्रत-नियम-स्वाध्याय-दम-सत्य-ब्रह्मचर्य-शुश्रूषा-फलप्रश्नः)
गोषु क्षान्तं गोशरण्यं कृतज्ञं वृत्तिग्लानं तादृशं पात्रमाहु: । वद्धे ग्लाने सम्भ्रमे वा महार्थे कृष्यर्थ वा होम्यहेतो: प्रसूत्याम्
goṣu kṣāntaṁ gośaraṇyaṁ kṛtajñaṁ vṛttiglānaṁ tādṛśaṁ pātram āhuḥ | baddhe glāne sambhrame vā mahārthe kṛṣyarthe vā homyahetoḥ prasūtyām ||
Bhishma said: “They declare as a truly worthy recipient one who is patient and gentle toward cattle, who gives refuge and protection to cows, who is grateful, and who is distressed for want of livelihood. Such a person is to be supported when he is bound or restrained, when he is weakened, when he is in sudden peril, when a great need has arisen, when resources are required for agriculture, when means are needed for sacrificial offerings, or at the time of childbirth.”
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