Shloka 32
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
सुरूपा बहुरूपाश्न विश्वरूपाश्व मातर: । प्राजापत्यमिति ब्रह्मन् जपेन्नित्यं यतव्रतः
surūpā bahurūpāś ca viśvarūpāś ca mātaraḥ | prājāpatyam iti brahman japennityaṃ yatavrataḥ ||
Vyāsa bersabda: “Wahai Brāhmaṇa, orang yang teguh dalam laku dan disiplin hendaknya setiap hari melantunkan nama-nama sapi yang dianugerahkan Prajāpati—Surūpā, Bahurūpā, Viśvarūpā, dan ‘Mātaraḥ’ (para Ibu). Dengan pemujaan dan sedekah sapi, seseorang mencapai alam-alam luhur yang berada di bawah kepemimpinan Surya dan Angin yang perkasa, serta alam yang kemakmurannya bersandar pada Raja Varuṇa.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that honoring cows through disciplined practice—especially daily recitation of their sacred, Prajāpati-associated names—and through the act of go-dāna generates great religious merit, leading to exalted realms associated with cosmic deities (Sun, Wind, Varuṇa).
Vyāsa is instructing a learned listener (addressed as ‘Brahman’) within a broader discourse on gifts and dharma, emphasizing the spiritual efficacy of cow-gifting and the devotional practice of remembering cows by specific sacred epithets.