Shloka 25

Chapter 85: Suvarṇasya Janma ca Pradāna-Phalam

The Origin of Gold and the Merit of Gifting

Devanagari script

श्रीर्वाच दिष्ट्या प्रसादो युष्माभि: कृतो मे<नुग्रहात्मक: । एवं भवतु भद्रें व: पूजितास्मि सुखप्रदा:

Transliteration

śrīr uvāca—diṣṭyā prasādo yuṣmābhiḥ kṛto me ’nugrahātmakaḥ | evaṃ bhavatu bhadraṃ vaḥ pūjitāsmī sukhapradāḥ ||

Translation

Śrī (Lakṣmī) dit : «Par heureuse fortune, vous m’avez témoigné une faveur bienveillante, acte de véritable compassion. Qu’il en soit ainsi ; que le bien-être soit vôtre. Puisque vous m’avez honorée, je serai pour vous dispensatrice de bonheur.» Dans le fil du récit, Lakṣmī reconnaît l’accueil respectueux des vaches et promet de demeurer auprès d’elles, les rendant de bon augure et porteuses de prospérité.

Word by Word

• {'śrīḥ': 'Śrī

• Lakṣmī, goddess of prosperity and auspiciousness', 'uvāca': 'said', 'diṣṭyā': 'by good fortune

• fortunately', 'prasādaḥ': 'favor

• benevolent acceptance', 'yuṣmābhiḥ': 'by you (plural, instrumental)', 'kṛtaḥ': 'done

• performed', 'me': 'to me

• my', 'anugrahātmakaḥ': 'of the nature of kindness/compassion

• gracious', 'evaṃ bhavatu': 'let it be so

• so be it', 'bhadram vaḥ': 'welfare/good fortune to you', 'pūjitā': 'honored

• revered', 'asmi': 'I am', 'sukhapradāḥ': 'givers of happiness/comfort (contextually: ‘I become a bestower of happiness’)'}

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• cows (go)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Honor shown to what is sacred and life-sustaining (here, the cows) invites auspiciousness; prosperity (Śrī) is portrayed as responding to reverence and ethical regard with well-being in return.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma reports Śrī/Lakṣmī speaking: she acknowledges the cows’ gracious reception and declares that, being honored, she will remain connected with them and become a source of happiness and welfare for them.