Shloka 6
Suvarṇa-janma and Dakṣiṇā-Māhātmya
Origin and Supremacy of Gold as Ritual Fee
सहस्र गौओंका दान करनेवाले मनुष्य जहाँ सोनेके महल हैं, जहाँ स्वर्गगंगा बहती हैं तथा जहाँ गन्धर्व और अप्सराएँ निवास करती हैं, उस स्वर्गलोकमें जाते हैं ।।
Vasiṣṭha uvāca: sahasra-gāvaḥ pradātāro manuṣyā yatra hema-prāsādāḥ, yatra svarga-gaṅgā pravahati, yatra gandharvā apsarasaś ca nivasantīti taṃ svarga-lokaṃ yānti. navanīta-paṅkāḥ kṣīrodā dadhī-śaivala-saṅkulāḥ vahanti yatra vai nadyaḥ, tatra yānti sahasra-dāḥ.
Vasiṣṭha berkata: Mereka yang menganugerahkan seribu sapi mencapai alam surga tempat istana-istana keemasan berdiri, tempat Gaṅgā surgawi mengalir, dan tempat para Gandharva serta Apsaras berdiam. Bahkan, mereka menuju wilayah di mana sungai-sungai berair susu, dipenuhi dadih kental laksana alga, dan mentega menjadi lumpurnya—demikianlah ganjaran bagi mahadāna seribu sapi.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the dharmic value of dāna—especially the eminent gift of cows—by portraying its merit (puṇya) as leading to exalted heavenly attainments, thereby encouraging generosity and social-religious responsibility.
Vasiṣṭha describes to his listener the specific heavenly realm reached by those who donate a thousand cows, using vivid, hyperbolic imagery—golden palaces, the celestial Gaṅgā, and rivers of milk, curd, and butter—to depict the promised reward.