Shloka 50
गोषु भक्तश्न लभते यद् यदिच्छति मानव: । स्त्रियोडपि भक्ता या गोषु ताश्व काममवाप्रुयु:,गोभक्त मनुष्य जिस-जिस वस्तुकी इच्छा करता है, वह सब उसे प्राप्त होती है। स्त्रियोंमें भी जो गौओंकी भक्ता हैं, वे मनोवाञ्छित कामनाएँ प्राप्त कर लेती हैं
gōṣu bhaktaśnaḥ labhate yad yad icchati mānavaḥ | striyo 'pi bhaktā yā gōṣu tāś ca kāmam avāpnuyuḥ ||
Bhishma said: A person devoted to cows, living by honoring them, gains whatever he desires. Even women who are devoted to cows attain their wished-for aims.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Devotion and respectful service toward cows (go-bhakti/go-sevā), treated as a dharmic practice, generates merit that bears fruit as the fulfillment of legitimate desires—presented as applicable to all, including women.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma continues advising on dharma and meritorious observances; here he praises devotion to cows as a potent source of spiritual merit and worldly attainment.