Shloka 16
गोप्रदानगुणाः तथा कपिलागोविधानम्
Merits of Cow-Gift and the Origin-Account of Kapilā Cows
एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं निपुणेन सुरेश्वर । गोप्रदानरतानां तु फलं शृणु शतक्रतो
etat te sarvam ākhyātaṁ nipuṇena sureśvara | gopradānaratānāṁ tu phalaṁ śṛṇu śatakrato ||
ਹੇ ਸੁਰੇਸ਼ਵਰ! ਹੇ ਸ਼ਤਕ੍ਰਤੁ! ਇਹ ਸਭ ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਨਿਪੁਣਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਦੱਸ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਹੁਣ ਗੋ-ਦਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਤ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੋ ਫਲ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਸੁਣ।
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames cow-gifting (go-pradāna) as a significant dharmic act and signals a shift from praising Goloka to explaining the specific spiritual merit (phala) gained by those devoted to such charity.
Bhīṣma, addressing Indra (called Sureśvara and Śatakratu), concludes a detailed account of Goloka’s greatness and introduces the next topic: the results promised to donors of cows.