Shloka 9
गोप्रदानगुणाः तथा कपिलागोविधानम्
Merits of Cow-Gift and the Origin-Account of Kapilā Cows
मनोज्ञं सर्वभूतेभ्य: सर्वतन्त्रं प्रदृश्यत । ईदृशाद् विपुलाल्लोकान्नास्ति लोकस्तथाविध:,गोलोक समस्त प्राणियोंके लिये मनोहर है। वहाँकी प्रत्येक वस्तुपर सबका समान अधिकार देखा जाता है। इतना विशाल दूसरा कोई लोक नहीं है
manojñaṃ sarvabhūtebhyaḥ sarvatantraṃ pradṛśyata | īdṛśād vipulāl lokān nāsti lokas tathāvidhaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「ゴーローカはあらゆる生きものにとって心を喜ばせる境地として現れる。そこでは万物が共有され、誰もが等しく享受できる普遍の秩序が見て取れる。かほどに広大で卓越した世界は、他に見いだされぬ。」
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises an ideal realm characterized by universal well-being: it is pleasing to all beings, governed by an all-encompassing order, and marked by equal access to its resources—suggesting an ethical vision of harmony, fairness, and shared prosperity.
Bhīṣma, speaking as the revered elder, describes Goloka’s exceptional greatness—its beauty, its inclusive arrangement for all beings, and its unmatched vastness—within his broader instruction on dharma and exemplary worlds.