Devi Bhagavatam 9.30.8 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 30, Shloka 8
Yama's Description of Karma Vipaka and the Supremacy of Devi Yajna
गां यो ददाति विप्राय भारते भक्तिपूर्वकम् । वर्षाणामयुतं चैव चन्द्रलोके महीयते
gāṃ yo dadāti viprāya bhārate bhaktipūrvakam | varṣāṇāmayutaṃ caiva candraloke mahīyate
गां यो ददाति विप्राय भारते भक्तिपूर्वकम् । वर्षाणामयुतं चैव चन्द्रलोके महीयते ॥
Yama
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Phala Shruti: Glorification in Chandraloka for ten thousand years.
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Narrator: Yama
Listener: Savitri
Dialogue Context: Detailing the specific reward for donating a cow in the sacred land of Bharata.
Narrative Layer: embedded
Text: Godana accompanied by Sankalpa and Bhakti.
Text: Reiterates that the physical act of giving must be accompanied by 'Bhakti' (devotion) for it to yield the stated heavenly rewards.
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The giver is glorified in Chandraloka (the lunar realm) for ten thousand years.
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