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 ||
व्यास ने कहा— वे निश्चय ही सुकृतकर्मी कहे गए हैं; वे सब दानों के दाता माने जाते हैं। हे निष्पाप! वे पुण्यमय गवलोक (गोलोक) को प्राप्त होते हैं।
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.