Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
सार्द्रकस्सपालाश्च गोदण्डः परिकीर्त्तितः । गवां निपातने चैव गर्भोऽपि संभवेद्यदि ॥ ४० ॥
sārdrakassapālāśca godaṇḍaḥ parikīrttitaḥ | gavāṃ nipātane caiva garbho'pi saṃbhavedyadi || 40 ||
తేమగల కఱ్ఱతో పాటు పలాశ కఱ్ఱతో చేసిన దండాన్ని ‘గో-దండం’ అని ప్రకటించారు. అలాగే పశువులను కూల్చే/కొట్టే సమయంలో గర్భస్రావం కూడా జరిగితే, అది కూడా ఆ దోషంలోనే చేరుతుంది.
Nārada (in instructional narration within Purva-bhāga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It highlights dharma through accountability: even unintended or secondary harm caused while using a cattle-driving rod is treated as a serious fault, reinforcing ahiṃsā (non-violence) and careful conduct.
Bhakti is supported by ethical living; reverence for life—especially protection of cows—becomes a practical expression of devotion and purity of action expected of a Vaiṣṇava-oriented life.
It reflects Dharmaśāstra-style precision in defining implements (go-daṇḍa) and assessing culpability and consequences—useful for ritual-legal reasoning often discussed alongside Vedāṅga-informed conduct rules.