Shloka 29
Phala of Vrata, Niyama, Svādhyāya, Dama, Satya, Brahmacarya, and Service (व्रत-नियम-स्वाध्याय-दम-सत्य-ब्रह्मचर्य-शुश्रूषा-फलप्रश्नः)
यमोअब्रवीद् विद्धि भोज्यास्त्वमेता ये दातार: साधवो गोरसानाम् | अन्ये लोका: शाश्वृता वीतशोकै: समाकीर्णा गोप्रदाने रतानाम्
yamo 'bravīd viddhi bhojyās tvam etā ye dātāraḥ sādhavo gorasānām | anye lokāḥ śāśvatā vītaśokaiḥ samākīrṇā gopradāne ratānām ||
Wika ni Yama: “O Brahmin, alamin mong ang mga ilog na ito ang mismong pagkain ng mga banal na taong nagbibigay ng katas at bunga ng baka. Para sa mga nakatuon sa kaloob na baka, may iba pang mga daigdig na walang hanggan—mga lupain na malaya sa dalamhati at pighati, at punô ng mga matuwid.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that generosity—especially giving cows or cow-products—has profound dharmic value and leads to sorrowless, enduring realms in the afterlife; charity is portrayed as a direct cause of spiritual well-being beyond death.
Within Bhīṣma’s discourse, Yama is quoted addressing a Brahmin, explaining that certain rivers/streams are to be understood as sustenance for virtuous donors of cow-produce, and that those devoted to cow-gifts attain eternal, grief-free worlds populated by the righteous.