Shloka 17

Go-mahātmyam: Pavitrāṇāṃ Pavitraṃ

Cows and Ghee as Supreme Purifiers

Devanagari script

स गतस्तस्य तृप्तिं तु गन्धं सुरभिमुद्विरन्‌ । ददर्शोद्वारसंवृत्तां सुरभिं मुखजां सुताम्‌,अमृत पीकर जब वे पूर्ण तृप्त हो गये, तब उनके मुखसे सुरभि (मनोहर) गन्ध निकलने लगी। सुरभि गन्धके निकलनेके साथ ही “सुरभि” नामक गौ प्रकट हो गयी, जिसे प्रजापतिने अपने मुखसे प्रकट हुई पुत्रीके रूपमें देखा

Transliteration

sa gatastasyāḥ tṛptiṁ tu gandhaṁ surabhim udviran | dadarśa udvāra-saṁvṛttāṁ surabhīṁ mukhajāṁ sutām ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: When he had drunk the nectar and become fully satisfied, a sweet, fragrant scent began to issue forth from his mouth. Along with that delightful fragrance, the cow named Surabhī manifested—seen by Prajāpati as a daughter born from his own mouth.

Word by Word

सःhe

गतःgone; having gone

तस्यof him/that

तृप्तिम्satiation, satisfaction

तुbut, then

गन्धम्smell, fragrance

सुरभिम्fragrant, sweet-smelling

उद्विरन्emitting, sending forth

ददर्शsaw

उद्वार-संवृत्ताम्closed at the door/entrance; shut in at the doorway

सुरभिम्Surabhi (the cow)

मुख-जाम्born from the mouth

सुताम्daughter

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Prajāpati

Surabhī (divine cow)

Amṛta (nectar)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes