Mahabharata 3.201.26 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 201, Shloka 26
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
इन्द्रलोक॑ त्वनुभवेत् पुरुषस्तद् ब्रवीहि मे । “महामुने! किन अवस्थाओंमें दान देकर मनुष्य इन्द्रलोकका सुख भोगता है? यह मुझे बतानेकी कृपा करें”
indralokaṁ tv anubhaveta puruṣas tad bravīhi me | kapilāyāḥ pradānāt tu mucyate nātra saṁśayaḥ | tasmād alaṅkṛtāṁ dadyāt kapilāṁ tu dvijātaye ||
ໄວສຳປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຈົ່ງບອກຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຖີດ: ດ້ວຍທານປະເພດໃດ ມະນຸດຈຶ່ງໄດ້ໄປເສວຍສຸກໃນໂລກຂອງອິນທຣະ? ບໍ່ມີຂໍ້ສົງໄສວ່າ ການຖວາຍງົວກະປິລາ (ງົວສີນ້ຳຕານອ່ອນ) ຍ່ອມປົດປ່ອຍຈາກບາບ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຄວນປະດັບງົວກະປິລາ ແລ້ວຖວາຍແກ່ຜູ້ເກີດສອງຄັ້ງ (ພຣາຫມັນ)».
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The verse teaches the dharmic efficacy of dāna: gifting an adorned kapilā cow to a qualified twice-born recipient is presented as a powerful act that removes sin and yields heavenly enjoyment in Indra’s realm.
In Vaiśaṁpāyana’s narration, a question is raised about what kind of donation leads to attaining Indraloka; the response emphasizes the specific merit of kapilā-go-dāna (donation of a tawny cow), recommending that she be adorned and given to a dvija.
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