Shloka 18
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
ते वै सुकृतिन: प्रोक्ता: सर्वदानप्रदाश्न ते । गवां लोकं तथा पुण्यमाप्रुवन्ति च तेडनघ
te vai sukṛtinaḥ proktāḥ sarvadānapradāś ca te | gavāṁ lokaṁ tathā puṇyam āpnuvanti ca te ’nagha ||
Vyāsa dijo: «Quienes dan vacas son declarados verdaderamente meritorios. Tales donantes son considerados dadores de todos los dones, pues el don de vacas es alabado por encima de los demás. Oh, impecable, alcanzan el mundo santo de las vacas, Goloka, reino de gran pureza y recompensa espiritual.»
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that gifting cows (go-dāna) is a highly esteemed form of charity: those who perform it are called meritorious and are treated as if they have given all kinds of gifts, culminating in attainment of a holy realm (gavāṁ loka/Goloka).
Vyāsa is instructing the listener (addressed as ‘anagha’, “sinless one”) within a discourse on dāna-dharma, praising the spiritual efficacy of cow-gifts and stating the resulting posthumous attainment of a sacred world.