Shloka 21
गोप्रदानगुणाः तथा कपिलागोविधानम्
Merits of Cow-Gift and the Origin-Account of Kapilā Cows
जन्मप्रभृति सत्यं च यो ब्रूयान्नियतेन्द्रिय: । गुरुद्धविजसह: क्षान्तस्तस्य गोभि: समा गति:
janmaprabhṛti satyaṁ ca yo brūyān niyatendriyaḥ | gurudvijasahaḥ kṣāntas tasya gobhiḥ samā gatiḥ ||
جو شخص پیدائش سے سچ بولتا رہے، حواس کو قابو میں رکھے، بزرگوں اور برہمنوں کی سخت باتیں بھی برداشت کرے اور درگزر کرنے والا ہو—اس کی گتی گایوں کے مانند ہوتی ہے؛ یعنی وہ گولوک کو پہنچتا ہے۔
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truthfulness from early life, control of the senses, patient endurance of elders’ and brāhmaṇas’ harsh speech, and forgiveness together form a dhārmic character that leads to an exalted posthumous destiny, described as ‘equal to that of the cows’ (i.e., Goloka).
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha) instructs on dharma. Here he states a concise rule of conduct—truth, self-restraint, forbearance toward respected persons, and forgiveness—and links it to a specific spiritual result (gati).