Shloka 8
गोप्रदानविधिः (Gopradāna-vidhi) — Procedure and Praise of Cow-Gifting
कीदृशा: किंफला: किंस्वित् परमस्तत्र को गुण: । कथं च पुरुषास्तत्र गच्छन्ति विगतज्वरा:
kīdṛśāḥ kiṃphalāḥ kiṃsvit paramas tatra ko guṇaḥ | kathaṃ ca puruṣās tatra gacchanti vigatajvarāḥ ||
«¿Cómo son esos mundos? ¿Qué frutos conceden allí? ¿Cuál es la excelencia suprema que se halla en ellos? Y ¿cómo llegan a esos reinos los hombres—libres ya de la fiebre de la angustia y del pesar?»
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic inquiry into dāna: righteous giving is evaluated not only by promised results (“fruits” and “worlds”) but also by the highest virtue it cultivates—inner freedom from burning anxiety (vigatajvara) and a clear path of attainment grounded in merit.
Indra (Śakra) poses a set of probing questions about the nature of the realms attained through meritorious acts—especially go-dāna—and asks how donors reach those realms, emphasizing both the destination (the worlds and their qualities) and the donor’s transformed state (freedom from distress).