Shloka 53
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
गता: परमकं स्थान देवैरपि सुदुर्लभम् । युवनाश्वके पुत्र राजा मान्धाता
gatāḥ paramakaṃ sthānaṃ devair api sudurlabham | yuvanāśvake putro rājā māndhātā (somavaṃśī) nahuṣaḥ yayātiś ca—ete sadā lakṣaśo gavāṃ dānaṃ kurvanti sma; tasmāt te tān uttamān sthānān prāptāḥ, ye devatānām api atyanta-durlabhāḥ |
Bhīṣma berkata: Mereka mencapai kediaman tertinggi, suatu keadaan yang amat sukar diraih bahkan oleh para dewa. Raja Mandhata, putra Yuvanashva, serta raja-raja Somavaṃśa—Nahusha dan Yayati—senantiasa menganugerahkan sapi hingga ratusan ribu. Dengan daya kemurahan yang terus-menerus itu, mereka meraih alam-alam mulia yang bahkan bagi makhluk ilahi pun jarang tercapai.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained generosity—especially the dharmic gift of cows—creates great spiritual merit, enabling even human kings to attain exalted realms that are otherwise hard to reach, even for the gods.
Bhishma cites exemplary royal figures (Mandhata, Nahusha, and Yayati) as models of continual large-scale charity, explaining that their repeated gifts of cows led them to attain the highest and rarest heavenly stations.