Shloka 31
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
येषामधिपति: पूषा मारुतो बलवान् बली । ऐश्वर्ये वरुणो राजा नाममात्र युगन्धरा:
yeṣām adhipatiḥ pūṣā māruto balavān balī | aiśvarye varuṇo rājā nāmamātra yugandharāḥ | narendra! śaktīśālī sūryaḥ balavān vāyuś ca yeṣāṃ lokānām adhipatī, evaṃ rājā varuṇo yeṣāṃ lokānām aiśvarye pratiṣṭhitaḥ, manuṣyo godānaṃ kṛtvā tān eva lokān gacchati | gāvaḥ yugandharāḥ, surūpāḥ, bahurūpāḥ, viśvarūpāḥ tathā sarvāsāṃ mātaraḥ | śukadeva! manuṣyaḥ saṃyama-niyamena vartamānaḥ prajāpati-kathitānām eṣāṃ nāmnāṃ pratidinaṃ japaṃ kuryāt |
Vyāsa disse: “Ó rei, os mundos sobre os quais presidem Pūṣan (o Sol) e o Vento poderoso, e os mundos cuja prosperidade se funda no rei Varuṇa—ao doar vacas em caridade, a pessoa alcança esses mesmos reinos. As vacas são chamadas Yugandharā, Surūpā, Bahurūpā, Viśvarūpā e ‘Mães de todos’. Ó Śukadeva, vivendo com autocontrole e observância, deve-se recitar diariamente esses nomes das vacas, conforme declarados por Prajāpati.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that gifting cows (go-dāna) is a high form of dharmic charity that leads to exalted realms associated with major deities, and that disciplined daily recitation of sacred cow-epithets—taught by Prajāpati—supports this ethical-religious practice.
Vyāsa addresses the king and also invokes Śukadeva, explaining the spiritual fruit of go-dāna and listing revered names/epithets of cows, instructing that one should live with restraint and observances and recite these names daily.