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Katha Upanishad: Verse 1.1.3

पीतोदका जग्धतृणा दुग्धदोहा निरिन्द्रिया:। अनन्दा नाम ते लोकास्तान् स गच्छति ता ददन् ॥३॥

पीतोदकाः जग्धतृणाः दुग्धदोहाः निरिन्द्रियाः। अनन्दाः नाम ते लोकाः तान् सः गच्छति ताः ददन्

Recitation with translationKatha Upanishad 1.1.3

pītodakā jagdhatṛṇā dugdhadohā nirindriyāḥ | anandā nāma te lokāstān sa gacchati tā dadan

គោទាំងនេះបានផឹកទឹករបស់វា បានស៊ីស្មៅរបស់វា បានឲ្យទឹកដោះរបស់វា ហើយគ្មានកម្លាំងទេ។ លោកទាំងនោះហៅថា អនន្ទ គឺគ្មានសេចក្តីសុខ អ្នកណាឲ្យគោបែបនេះ ត្រូវទៅកាន់លោកទាំងនោះ។

They have drunk their water, eaten their grass, given their milk, and are devoid of strength. Those worlds are called 'joyless' (anandāḥ); he who gives such (cows) goes to those worlds.

Dāna-phala (Fruit of Charity) and Karmic ConsequenceMahavakya: Not directly related to the four Mahavakyas; establishes the ethical foundation for understanding right action and its consequences.Yajur VedaKrishna Yajur Veda, Taittiriya Shakha ShakhaChandas: Anushtubh

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