Shloka 47
Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance
गां दृष्ट्वा पंकनिर्मग्नां रोगमग्नं द्विजं तथा । उद्धरंति नरा ये च तेषां लोकोऽश्वमेधिनाम्
gāṃ dṛṣṭvā paṃkanirmagnāṃ rogamagnaṃ dvijaṃ tathā | uddharaṃti narā ye ca teṣāṃ loko'śvamedhinām
ผู้ใดเห็นโคจมปลักโคลน และเห็นทวิชะ (พราหมณ์) จมอยู่ในโรคภัย แล้วช่วยยกขึ้นกอบกู้ ผู้นั้นย่อมได้โลกเดียวกับผู้ประกอบอัศวเมธยัญ
Unspecified (narratorial voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लोकोऽश्वमेधिनाम् = लोकः + अश्वमेधिनाम् (विसर्ग + अ → ओऽ)
FAQs
Actively rescuing a cow stuck in mud and helping a brāhmaṇa afflicted by illness are said to grant the same heavenly attainment as performing the Aśvamedha sacrifice.
In Purāṇic dharma literature, the cow symbolizes protected life and sustenance, while the brāhmaṇa represents sacred learning and ritual culture; serving and safeguarding them is treated as a high form of dharma.
It elevates practical compassion—helping vulnerable beings in immediate distress—above mere prestige, presenting service (sevā) as a direct path to great spiritual merit.