Shloka 53
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
गता: परमकं स्थान देवैरपि सुदुर्लभम् । युवनाश्वके पुत्र राजा मान्धाता
gatāḥ paramakaṃ sthānaṃ devair api sudurlabham | yuvanāśvake putro rājā māndhātā (somavaṃśī) nahuṣaḥ yayātiś ca—ete sadā lakṣaśo gavāṃ dānaṃ kurvanti sma; tasmāt te tān uttamān sthānān prāptāḥ, ye devatānām api atyanta-durlabhāḥ |
Dijo Bhīṣma: Alcanzaron la morada suprema, un estado sumamente difícil de lograr incluso para los dioses. El rey Mandhata, hijo de Yuvanāśva, y los reyes somaváṃśas Nahusha y Yayāti—estos soberanos se ocupaban siempre en donar vacas por cientos de miles. Por el poder de tal generosidad constante, llegaron a esos excelsos reinos, raros aun para los seres divinos.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained generosity—especially the dharmic gift of cows—creates great spiritual merit, enabling even human kings to attain exalted realms that are otherwise hard to reach, even for the gods.
Bhishma cites exemplary royal figures (Mandhata, Nahusha, and Yayati) as models of continual large-scale charity, explaining that their repeated gifts of cows led them to attain the highest and rarest heavenly stations.