Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85
Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
अन्येभ्यः प्रतिगृह्यापि यो दद्याद्गां पयस्विनीम् । तस्य पुण्यफलं वक्तुं नाहं शक्तोऽस्मि पण्डित ॥ ८५ ॥
anyebhyaḥ pratigṛhyāpi yo dadyādgāṃ payasvinīm | tasya puṇyaphalaṃ vaktuṃ nāhaṃ śakto'smi paṇḍita || 85 ||
ഹേ പണ്ഡിതാ! മറ്റുള്ളവരിൽ നിന്ന് ലഭിച്ചതായാലും പാൽ തരുന്ന പശുവിനെ ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവന്റെ പുണ്യഫലം ഞാൻ വിവരിക്കാൻ അശക്തനാണ്।
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It extols Go-dāna (donation of a milk-yielding cow) as a supremely meritorious act, so vast in spiritual reward that the speaker declares it beyond complete description.
By praising selfless giving, it supports the bhakti-oriented ethic of offering one’s resources without attachment; such dāna purifies the heart and becomes supportive of devotion and worship.
It reflects ritual-dharma (kalpa-oriented practice) through the topic of dāna-vidhi—specifically the high sanctity assigned to Go-dāna in smārta-purāṇic religious practice.