विष्णुमुद्दिश्य यो दद्यात्सालंकारां पयस्विनीम् । सवत्सामत्र सत्तीर्थे सत्पात्राय द्विजन्मने
viṣṇumuddiśya yo dadyātsālaṃkārāṃ payasvinīm | savatsāmatra sattīrthe satpātrāya dvijanmane
ਜੋ ਕੋਈ ਵਿਸ਼ਣੂ ਨੂੰ ਸਮਰਪਿਤ ਕਰਕੇ, ਇਸ ਉੱਤਮ ਤੀਰਥ ਵਿੱਚ, ਸਤਪਾਤ੍ਰ ਦਵਿਜ (ਯੋਗ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ) ਨੂੰ ਸਿੰਗਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਸਜੀ ਦੁੱਧ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਗਾਂ, ਬੱਛੜੇ ਸਮੇਤ, ਦਾਨ ਕਰੇ—
Narrator (Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ceremonial go-dāna: a decorated milk cow with garlands and ornaments stands with her calf; the donor pours water into the brāhmaṇa’s hand (saṅkalpa-dāna), with Viṣṇu emblems nearby; attendants hold lamps and offerings.
Charity becomes especially meritorious when offered with devotion to Viṣṇu, at a tīrtha, and to a worthy recipient.
A ‘sat-tīrtha’ (excellent pilgrimage ford) within Ayodhyā’s sacred landscape as described in Ayodhyā Māhātmya.
Go-dāna: gifting an ornamented milch cow with her calf to a worthy Brāhmaṇa, dedicated to Viṣṇu.