Shloka 186
Right Conduct, Offenses Against Brāhmaṇas, Truthfulness, and the Greatness of the Cow
Go-Māhātmya
खुरेण कर्षयेद्भूमिं ततो लोष्ठं च कर्दमः । पितृभ्यश्च स्वधा तत्र लक्षकोटिगुणं भवेत्
khureṇa karṣayedbhūmiṃ tato loṣṭhaṃ ca kardamaḥ | pitṛbhyaśca svadhā tatra lakṣakoṭiguṇaṃ bhavet
หากไถพรวนแผ่นดินด้วยกีบ ก็เกิดก้อนดินและโคลนขึ้น ณ ที่นั้นการถวาย “สวธา” แด่ปิตฤย่อมทวีคูณถึงแสนโกฏิเท่า
Unknown (context not provided; likely a narrator within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue typical of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa passages)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कर्षयेद्भूमिं = कर्षयेत् + भूमिम्; पितृभ्यश्च = पितृभ्यः + च.
FAQs
The Pitṛs are the ancestral beings (forefathers) who are traditionally honored through śrāddha and offerings such as svadhā in Vedic-Purāṇic ritual culture.
Svadhā is the ritual offering/formula associated with the Pitṛs (as distinct from “svāhā,” which is associated with offerings to the Devas).
It emphasizes reverence for ancestors and the extraordinary merit attributed to properly directed ancestral offerings, presenting ritual duty (pitṛ-yajña) as spiritually potent.