Shloka 38
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
घृतेन जुहुयादग्निं घृतेन स्वस्ति वाचयेत् । घृतं प्राशेद् घृतं दद्याद् गवां पुष्टि तथाश्रुते,गायके घीके द्वारा अग्निमें आहुति दे। घृतकी दक्षिणा देकर ब्राह्मणोंद्वारा स्वस्तिवाचन कराये। घृत भोजन करे तथा गोघृतका ही दान करे। ऐसा करनेसे मनुष्य गौओंकी समृद्धि एवं अपनी पुष्टिका अनुभव करता है
ghṛtena juhuyād agniṃ ghṛtena svasti vācayet | ghṛtaṃ prāśed ghṛtaṃ dadyād gavāṃ puṣṭi tathāśrute ||
Vyāsa said: One should offer oblations into the fire with ghee, and have auspicious benedictions (svasti) recited with ghee as the sacrificial fee. One should partake of ghee and also give ghee in charity. By such observance, a person is said to experience the flourishing of cattle and one’s own nourishment and strength.
व्यास उवाच