Shloka 15
नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura
द्यवे वै दर्शयामास तां गां गोवृषभेक्षण । आपीनां च सुदोग्ध्रीं च सुवालधिखुरां शुभाम्
Vaiśampāyana uvāca |
Dyave vai darśayāmāsa tāṃ gāṃ govṛṣabhekṣaṇa |
Āpīnāṃ ca sudogdhrīṃ ca su-vāladhi-khurāṃ śubhām ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「牛群の中の牡牛のように大きな眼差しをもつ王よ、女神はその牝牛をディユ（八ヴァスの一柱）に示した。牝牛はよく肥え、いきいきと栄え、乳の出も優れ、吉祥に満ち、尾も蹄も見事であった。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary gifts (here, a supremely auspicious cow) can become a test of self-control and dharma: admiration of beauty and utility should not slide into possessiveness or wrongdoing.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a goddess shows Dyu a remarkable cow—well-nourished, auspicious, and an excellent milker—setting up the later development in which this cow’s exceptional qualities become central to the unfolding story.