Shloka 45
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
पुत्रकामश्न लभते पुत्रं धनमथापि वा | पतिकामा च भर्तरं सर्वकामांश्ष मानव: । गावस्तुष्टा: प्रयच्छन्ति सेविता वै न संशय:
vyāsa uvāca | putrakāmaś ca labhate putraṁ dhanam athāpi vā | patikāmā ca bhartāraṁ sarvakāmāṁś ca mānavaḥ | gāvas tuṣṭāḥ prayacchanti sevitā vai na saṁśayaḥ ||
Vyāsa berkata: Orang yang mendambakan putra akan memperoleh putra, dan yang mendambakan kekayaan akan memperoleh kekayaan. Seorang perempuan yang menginginkan suami akan mendapatkan suami sesuai kehendak hatinya. Singkatnya, dengan menghormati dan melayani sapi, manusia meraih segala tujuan yang diinginkan. Sapi-sapi, bila dirawat dan dibuat puas, menganugerahkan karunia-karunia itu—tanpa keraguan.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Serving and honoring cows (go-sevā) is presented as a powerful dharmic practice that yields desired fruits—offspring, wealth, marital fulfillment, and, broadly, the attainment of one’s aims—because pleased cows are said to bestow blessings.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional discourse on dharma and meritorious observances, Vyāsa states the results of cow-service: different seekers obtain their respective goals, and the statement culminates in the assurance that satisfied cows grant boons without doubt.