Shloka 4
पुष्ट्यर्थमेता: सेवेत शान्त्यर्थमपि चैव ह | पयोदधिघृतं चासां सर्वपापप्रमोचनम्,मनुष्यको अपने शरीरकी पुष्टि तथा सब प्रकारके विघ्नोंकी शान्तिके लिये भी गौओंका सेवन करना चाहिये। इनके दूध, दही और घी सब पापोंसे छुड़ानेवाले हैं
puṣṭyartham etāḥ seveta śāntyartham api caiva ha | payo-dadhi-ghṛtaṃ cāsāṃ sarva-pāpa-pramocanam ||
Bhishma said: “One should attend upon and make use of these cows for the nourishment of the body and also for the pacification of all kinds of obstacles and disturbances. Their milk, curd, and ghee are said to be liberating from every sin—thus supporting a life aligned with purity and dharma.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Service to cows and the use of their sattvic products (milk, curd, ghee) are presented as dharmic supports for bodily well-being and for cultivating peace, with a traditional claim that they aid in purification from sin.
In Anushasana Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma continues advising on dharma and meritorious practices, here emphasizing the religious-ethical value of honoring cows and the purificatory status attributed to their products.