Shloka 8
Adhyāya 57 — Arjuna’s Vow-Anxiety, Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel, and the Pāśupata Authorization
हेमशृड्ग्यो रौप्यखुरा: सवत्सा: कांस्यदोहना:
hemaśṛṅgyo raupyakhurāḥ savatsāḥ kāṃsyadohanāḥ
Nārada berkata: “(Di sana ada) lembu-lembu bertanduk emas dan berkuku perak, masing-masing bersama anaknya, dan memancutkan susu ke dalam bekas-bekas gangsa.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses idealized, precious attributes of cows to highlight the sanctity and merit of auspicious wealth when aligned with dharma—especially in contexts of gifting, ritual propriety, and righteous conduct—standing as a moral counterpoint to the violence of the war narrative.
Nārada is describing extraordinary cows—gold-horned, silver-hoofed, each with a calf, and milked into bronze vessels—evoking a scene of exceptional prosperity and ritualized abundance within the broader Drona Parva account.