Shloka 23
Gavāṃ Māhātmya — Go-dāna, Yajña-ādhāra, and Goloka
Brahmā–Indra–Surabhi Itihāsa
दृतिकण्ठमनड्वाहं सर्वरत्नैरलंकृतम् । दत्त्वा प्रजापतेलोकान् विशोक: प्रतिपद्यते
dhrtikaṇṭham anaḍvāhaṃ sarvaratnair alaṅkṛtam | dattvā prajāpate lokān viśokaḥ pratipadyate ||
Wika ni Vasiṣṭha: Ang sinumang magbigay sa isang brāhmaṇa ng isang malakas na toro—makapal ang leeg at kayang magpasan ng bigat ng kariton—na pinalamutian ng lahat ng uri ng hiyas, ay makararating sa mga daigdig ni Prajāpati at magiging malaya sa dalamhati.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharmic giving (dāna), especially a valuable and practically useful gift offered to a worthy recipient (a brāhmaṇa), yields spiritual merit: the donor attains Prajāpati’s realms and becomes free from sorrow.
Vasiṣṭha is enumerating the fruits of specific charitable acts. Here he describes gifting a strong draught-bull, richly ornamented with jewels, and states the resulting reward—access to Prajāpati’s worlds and the cessation of grief.