Shloka 20
गोप्रदानगुणाः तथा कपिलागोविधानम्
Merits of Cow-Gift and the Origin-Account of Kapilā Cows
प्रतिगृहा तु यो दद्याद् गा: संशुद्धेन चेतसा । तस्यापीहाक्षयाल्लोंकान् ध्रुवान् विद्धि शचीपते
pratigṛhā tu yo dadyād gāḥ saṁśuddhena cetasā | tasyāpīhākṣayāl lokān dhruvān viddhi śacīpate śacīpate ||
Sinabi ni Bhishma: “Kahit ang taong tumanggap ng mga baka bilang handog at pagkatapos ay ipinamigay muli ang mga iyon nang may dalisay at tapat na kalooban—alamin mong tiyak, O panginoon ni Śacī (Indra), na siya man ay makakamit ang mga daigdig na di-nasisira at di-natitinag sa kabilang-buhay.”
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
That re-gifting what one has received—specifically cows—when done with a purified intention, still yields full religious merit and leads to imperishable, stable heavenly realms; inner purity and non-attachment are central to the value of dāna.
Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha) is instructing about the fruits of charity, addressing Indra as Śacīpati, and affirming that even someone who first accepts a gift and then donates it onward with a clean heart attains enduring auspicious worlds.