Shloka 17
पलालधूम्रवर्णा तु सवत्सां कांस्यदोहनाम् | प्रदाय वस्त्रसंवीतां पितृलोके महीयते,जो पुआलके धूएँके समान रंगवाली बछड़ेसहित गौको वस्त्रसे आच्छादित करके कांस्यके दुग्धपात्रसहित दान करता है, वह पितृलोकमें प्रतिष्ठित होता है
palāladhūmravarṇā tu savatsāṁ kāṁsyadohanām | pradāya vastrasaṁvītāṁ pitṛloke mahīyate ||
Vasiṣṭha bersabda: Sesiapa yang mendermakan seekor lembu yang warnanya seperti asap jerami, bersama anaknya, menutupinya dengan kain serta menyertakan bejana memerah susu daripada gangsa, maka dia dimuliakan dan memperoleh kemasyhuran di alam para leluhur (Pitṛloka).
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that properly performed dāna—here, gifting a cow with her calf along with supportive items like cloth and a bronze milking vessel—produces puṇya and results in honor in Pitṛloka, emphasizing ethical generosity linked to ancestral welfare.
Vasiṣṭha is enumerating specific forms of meritorious gifts and their fruits. In this line he specifies the donation of a particular cow (described by color), with her calf, clothed and accompanied by a bronze milking vessel, and states the resulting honor in the ancestors’ realm.