Shloka 31
गोप्रदानगुणाः तथा कपिलागोविधानम्
Merits of Cow-Gift and the Origin-Account of Kapilā Cows
यदेकभक्तमश्रीयाद् दद्यादेकं गवां च यत् । दशवर्षाण्यनन्तानि गोव्रती गो&$नुकम्पक:
pitāmaha uvāca | yad ekabhaktam āśrīyād dadyād ekaṃ gavāṃ ca yat | daśavarṣāṇy anantāni govratī go'nukampakaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「もし人が一日一食の規律を受け入れ、その一度の食事から一分を牛に与えるなら——牛の誓戒を守り、牛畜に慈悲深き者として——十年にわたりその奉仕に専心すれば、量り知れぬ幸福を得る。」
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
A disciplined life (eating once daily) combined with consistent charity and compassion toward cows is presented as a dharmic practice that yields immeasurable spiritual and ethical reward.
Bhīṣma, teaching dharma, describes a specific vow: the practitioner eats once a day and gives a portion of that meal to cows; sustained for ten years, this cow-service is said to lead to limitless happiness.