Shloka 15
नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura
द्यवे वै दर्शयामास तां गां गोवृषभेक्षण । आपीनां च सुदोग्ध्रीं च सुवालधिखुरां शुभाम्
Vaiśampāyana uvāca |
Dyave vai darśayāmāsa tāṃ gāṃ govṛṣabhekṣaṇa |
Āpīnāṃ ca sudogdhrīṃ ca su-vāladhi-khurāṃ śubhām ||
वैशम्पायन उवाच—गोवृषभेक्षण राजन्, सा देवी द्यवे वसवे तां गां दर्शयामास। आपीनां सुदोग्ध्रीं च सुवालधिखुरां शुभाम्॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary gifts (here, a supremely auspicious cow) can become a test of self-control and dharma: admiration of beauty and utility should not slide into possessiveness or wrongdoing.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a goddess shows Dyu a remarkable cow—well-nourished, auspicious, and an excellent milker—setting up the later development in which this cow’s exceptional qualities become central to the unfolding story.