Shloka 46

Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच एतच्छूत्वा सहस्राक्ष: पूजयामास नित्यदा । गाश्षक्रे बहुमानं च तासु नित्यं युधिष्ठिर,भीष्मजी कहते हैं--युधिष्ठिर! ब्रह्माजीका यह कथन सुनकर सहस्र नेत्रधारी इन्द्र प्रतिदिन गौओंकी पूजा करने लगे। उन्होंने उनके प्रति बहुत सम्मान प्रकट किया

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca: etac chrutvā sahasrākṣaḥ pūjayāmāsa nityadā | gāś cakre bahumānaṃ ca tāsu nityaṃ yudhiṣṭhira ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “O Yudhishthira, having heard this statement of Brahmā, Indra of the thousand eyes began to worship the cows every day. He continually showed them great reverence.”

Word by Word

भीष्मःBhishma

उवाचsaid

एतत्this (statement)

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

सहस्राक्षःthe thousand-eyed one (Indra)

पूजयामासworshipped / began to worship

नित्यदाalways, every day

गाःcows

अकरोत्made / showed

बहुमानम्great respect, high regard

चand

तासुin/among them (those cows)

नित्यम्always

युधिष्ठिरO Yudhishthira

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Yudhishthira

Indra (Sahasraksha)

Brahma

cows (gāḥ)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes