Shloka 32

Go-mahātmyam: Pavitrāṇāṃ Pavitraṃ

Cows and Ghee as Supreme Purifiers

Devanagari script

इदं गवां प्रभवविधानमुत्तमं पठन्‌ सदाशुचिरपि मंगलप्रिय: । विमुच्यते कलिकलुषेण मानव: श्रियं सुतान्‌ धनपशुमाप्तुयात्‌ सदा

Transliteration

idam gavāṁ prabhavavidhānam uttamaṁ paṭhan sadāśucir api maṅgalapriyaḥ | vimucyate kalikaluṣeṇa mānavaḥ śriyaṁ sutān dhana-paśum āptuyāt sadā ||

Translation

Бхишма сказал: «Кто постоянно читает это превосходное повествование о происхождении коров и о правильном понимании их природы, тот, даже не будучи ритуально чист, становится любящим благоприятное. Он освобождается от скверн века Кали и непрестанно обретает благополучие — детей, удачу, богатство и скот».

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• गवाम्: of cows
• गवाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• प्रभव-विधानम्: the account/ordinance of origin (i.e., origin-description)
• प्रभव-विधानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभवविधान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• उत्तमम्: excellent, best
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पठन्: reading/reciting
• पठन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• अशुचिः: impure
• अशुचिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशुचि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: even, although
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• मङ्गल-प्रियः: fond of auspiciousness
• मङ्गल-प्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मङ्गलप्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विमुच्यते: is freed, is released
• Type: Verb
• Root: विमुच्
• Form: Lat (Present), Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive/Reflexive (contextual)

• कलि-कलुषेण: by the impurity/defilement of Kali (age)
• कलि-कलुषेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलिकलुष
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मानवः: a man, human
• मानवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रियम्: prosperity, fortune
• श्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सुतान्: sons, children
• सुतान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• धन-पशुम्: wealth and cattle
• धन-पशुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनपशु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आप्तुयात्: may obtain, may attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् + या
• Form: Vidhi-lin (Optative), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular, Active

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• gāvaḥ (cows/cattle)
• Kali (Kali-yuga)
• Śrī (prosperity/fortune)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Reverent recitation of a dharmic account—here, the exalted narrative concerning the origin and significance of cows—purifies the practitioner, generates auspicious disposition, and is said to counteract the moral/ritual taints associated with Kali-yuga, yielding both spiritual cleansing and worldly well-being.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma concludes a section praising the sanctity and dharmic value of cows by stating the fruit (phala) of studying/reciting this account: even an impure person becomes inclined to auspiciousness, is freed from Kali-age defilements, and gains ongoing prosperity such as offspring, fortune, wealth, and livestock.