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Shloka 44

Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda

Kārttikeya

अध्यापयेरन्‌ शिष्यान्‌ वै गोमतीं यज्ञसम्मिताम्‌ | त्रिरात्रोपोषितो भूत्वा गोमतीं लभते वरम्‌

adhyāpayeyur śiṣyān vai gomatiṁ yajñasammitām | trirātropoṣito bhūtvā gomatiṁ labhate varam |

Sinabi ni Vyāsa: Ang mga Brahmin na marunong, sanay sa sagradong kaalaman at sa mga panatang Vedic, ay dapat magturo sa kanilang mga alagad ng Gomati-vidyā, isang disiplina na itinuturing na kapantay ng isang yajña—itinuturo sa harap ng mga banal na apoy, sa pagitan ng apoy at ng mga baka, at sa kapulungan ng mga Brahmin. Ang sinumang mag-ayuno nang tatlong gabi at bigkasin ang mantrang Gomati ay magkakamit ng biyaya: ang kaloob ng mga baka.

अध्यापयेरन्should teach
अध्यापयेरन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअध्यापय् (अधि+आप् caus.)
FormVidhi-linga, Optative (injunctive sense), 3, Plural, Parasmaipada
शिष्यान्disciples
शिष्यान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशिष्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
गोमतीम्the (mantra/vidyā) called Gomati
गोमतीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगोमती
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
यज्ञसम्मिताम्equal to a sacrifice
यज्ञसम्मिताम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञसम्मिता
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
त्रिरात्रोपोषितःhaving fasted for three nights
त्रिरात्रोपोषितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रिरात्रोपोषित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormAbsolutive (ktvā), Active
गोमतीम्Gomati (mantra/vidyā)
गोमतीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगोमती
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
लभतेobtains
लभते:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
FormLat, Present, 3, Singular, Atmanepada
वरम्a boon
वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
D
disciples (śiṣya)
B
brāhmaṇas
G
Gomati-vidyā / Gomati-mantra
S
sacred fires (agni)
C
cows (go)
A
assembly of brāhmaṇas (brāhmaṇa-sabhā)

Educational Q&A

The verse upholds disciplined transmission of sacred knowledge: qualified brāhmaṇas should teach the Gomati-vidyā in ritually appropriate settings, and sincere austerity—fasting for three nights with mantra-recitation—yields a concrete dharmic fruit, symbolized by the boon of cows.

Vyāsa describes a specific Vedic discipline (Gomati-vidyā/mantra), prescribing how it should be taught (to disciples, amid sacred fires and cows, and in brāhmaṇa assemblies) and stating the result for an observer who performs a three-night fast and recitation: attainment of the ‘boon of cows’.