Shloka 18
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
ते वै सुकृतिन: प्रोक्ता: सर्वदानप्रदाश्न ते । गवां लोकं तथा पुण्यमाप्रुवन्ति च तेडनघ,गौएँ दिव्य एवं महान् तेज हैं। उनके दानकी प्रशंसा की जाती है। जो सत्पुरुष मात्सर्यका त्याग करके गौओंका दान करते हैं, वे पुण्यात्मा कहे गये हैं। वे सम्पूर्ण दानोंके दाता माने गये हैं। निष्पाप शुकदेव! उन्हें पुण्यमय गोलोककी प्राप्ति होती है
te vai sukṛtinaḥ proktāḥ sarvadānapradāś ca te | gavāṁ lokaṁ tathā puṇyam āpnuvanti ca te ’nagha ||
Vyāsa said: “Those who give cows are declared truly meritorious. Such donors are regarded as givers of all gifts, for the gift of cows is praised above others. O sinless one, they attain the holy world of the cows (Goloka), a realm of great purity and spiritual reward.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that gifting cows (go-dāna) is a highly esteemed form of charity: those who perform it are called meritorious and are treated as if they have given all kinds of gifts, culminating in attainment of a holy realm (gavāṁ loka/Goloka).
Vyāsa is instructing the listener (addressed as ‘anagha’, “sinless one”) within a discourse on dāna-dharma, praising the spiritual efficacy of cow-gifts and stating the resulting posthumous attainment of a sacred world.