धर्मद्रवा धर्मधुरा धेनुर्धीरा धृतिर्ध्रुवा । धेनुदानफलस्पर्शा धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदा
dharmadravā dharmadhurā dhenurdhīrā dhṛtirdhruvā | dhenudānaphalasparśā dharmakāmārthamokṣadā
Ela flui como o próprio Dharma e sustenta o jugo da retidão. É a vaca sagrada, firme e valente, constante como uma resistência inabalável. Concede o fruto do dom de oferecer uma vaca e outorga dharma, desejo justo, prosperidade e libertação (moksha).
Skanda (deduced for Kāśī-khaṇḍa context, commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇa audience
Scene: Gaṅgā as a serene ‘Dharma-cow’ metaphor: goddess beside a luminous cow, yoke of dharma symbolized; pilgrims offer go-dāna or its substitutes on the ghāṭa; a subtle path leading upward signifies mokṣa.
True divinity supports all four puruṣārthas, culminating in mokṣa, while honoring dharma and charity.
The setting is the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape, where devotion is said to yield both worldly and liberating fruits.
The verse references the merit of dhenudāna (gift of a cow), implying charity as a dharmic act.