Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 29, Shloka 13
Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
यश्चेमां मानवो धेनुं स्वैर्वत्सैरमरादिभिः ।
पाययत्युचिते काले स स्वर्गायोपपद्यते ॥
yaś cemāṃ mānavo dhenuṃ svair vatsair amarādibhiḥ | pāyayaty ucite kāle sa svargāyopapadyate ||
और जो पुरुष उचित समय पर, विधिपूर्वक, इस गौ को उसके अपने बछड़ों से—अमरों (देवों) से आरंभ करके—दुहवाता/पिलवाता है, वह स्वर्ग को प्राप्त होता है।
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FAQs
Ritual is framed as ethical stewardship: giving each being its due at the right time creates harmony and yields auspicious karmic results.
Dharma and karmaphala teaching; instructive material typical of Purāṇas’ social-ritual guidance.
‘Proper time’ implies alignment with ṛta (cosmic order): when action synchronizes with order, the practitioner’s path rises (symbolized by ‘svarga’).