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 ||
भीष्म म्हणाले—जो गोव्रती पुरुष गायींवर दया करून एक वेळ भोजन करण्याचा नियम धरील आणि त्या एकाच भोजनातील एक भाग गायींना देईल; असा गोसेवेत तत्पर राहून दहा वर्षे व्रत पाळल्यास त्याला अनंत सुख प्राप्त होते।
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.