Shloka 41
Chatra–Upānah Dāna: Origin Narrative
Jamadagni–Reṇukā–Sūrya Saṃvāda
युरभ्युवाच बालजेन निदानेन कांस्यं भवतु दोहनम् । दुह्मोत परवत्सेन या ते हरति पुष्करम्
yur abhyuvāca bālajena nidānena kāṁsyaṁ bhavatu dohanam | duhmo ta paravatsena yā te harati puṣkaram ||
یو نے کہا—اس کے پاؤں بالوں کی رسی سے باندھ دیے جائیں؛ دودھ دوہنے کا برتن کانسے کا ہو؛ اور جس گائے نے تمہارا کنول لے لیا ہے، اسے دوسری گائے کے بچھڑے کے ذریعے دوہا جائے۔
शुनःसख उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes measured correction: when a valued possession is taken, the response should be controlled and procedural—restraining the wrongdoer and setting conditions—rather than driven by anger or harm. It reflects dharmic governance through proportionate remedy.
A directive is given regarding a cow that has taken someone’s lotus: her feet should be bound with a hair-rope, milking should be done using a bronze vessel, and she should be milked using another cow’s calf—practical steps to manage and discipline the situation.