Shloka 14
Gavāṃ Māhātmya — Go-dāna, Yajña-ādhāra, and Goloka
Brahmā–Indra–Surabhi Itihāsa
अपां फेनसवर्णा तु सवत्सां कांस्यदोहनाम् | प्रदाय वस्त्रसंवीतां वारुणं लोकमाप्लनुते
apāṁ phenasavarṇā tu savatsāṁ kāṁsyadohanām | pradāya vastrasaṁvītāṁ vāruṇaṁ lokam āpnute ||
Sinabi ni Vasiṣṭha: Ang sinumang maghandog ng bakang ang kulay ay tulad ng bula ng tubig, kasama ang guya, at may kasamang sisidlang tansong panggatas, at iharap na nababalutan ng tela, ay makararating sa daigdig ni Varuṇa.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the dharmic principle that dāna (charitable gifting), when done with completeness (cow with calf and necessary implements) and with respect (clothed/covered), yields a specific karmic fruit—attainment of Varuṇa’s realm.
Vasiṣṭha is enumerating the results (phala) of particular forms of donation. Here he specifies a foam-colored cow, given with her calf, a bronze milking vessel, and a cloth covering, and states the resulting destination: Varuṇa-loka.