Shloka 9
Account of the Ripening of Karma
Childlessness, Offspring, and Remedial Dharma
धेनुं बहुगुणां हैमीं बहुदुग्धां सदक्षिणाम् । सुवर्णप्रतिमां चैव तस्य पुत्रो भवेद्ध्रुवम्
dhenuṃ bahuguṇāṃ haimīṃ bahudugdhāṃ sadakṣiṇām | suvarṇapratimāṃ caiva tasya putro bhaveddhruvam
જે અનેક ગુણોથી યુક્ત, બહુ દૂધ આપતી, યોગ્ય દક્ષિણાસહિત સુવર્ણ ધેનુ અને સાથે સુવર્ણ પ્રતિમા દાન કરે છે, તેને નિશ્ચિતપણે પુત્ર થાય છે.
Unspecified (narrative instruction within Brahma-khaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव→च+एव; भवेद्ध्रुवम्→भवेत्+ध्रुवम्.
FAQs
The verse prescribes gifting a golden cow characterized as virtuous and abundant in milk, given along with dakṣiṇā, and additionally gifting a golden image (suvarṇa-pratimā).
It states that the donor will certainly obtain a son (putra-prāpti), presenting the act as a progeny-bestowing merit.
It highlights that giving should be complete and respectful—accompanied by appropriate dakṣiṇā—underscoring integrity and proper support of the ritual context rather than a merely symbolic gift.