वसिष्ठ उवाच । होमधेनुरियं राजन्नस्माकं कामदोहिनी । अदेया गौर्महाराज सामान्यापि द्विजन्मनाम्
vasiṣṭha uvāca | homadhenuriyaṃ rājannasmākaṃ kāmadohinī | adeyā gaurmahārāja sāmānyāpi dvijanmanām
وِسِشٹھ نے کہا: “اے راجن! یہ ہماری ہوم دھینُو ہے، مرادیں پوری کرنے والی۔ اے مہاراج! گائے دان کے لائق نہیں—برہمنوں کے معاملے میں تو عام گائے بھی نہیں۔”
Vasiṣṭha
Scene: Vasiṣṭha speaks firmly yet calmly: ‘This is our homadhenu, the wish-fulfilling cow; a cow is not to be given away for brāhmaṇas.’ The sage’s composure radiates authority; the king is checked by the force of dharma.
Objects dedicated to sacred rites (homa) are protected by dharma; spiritual function establishes moral boundaries.
No explicit tīrtha is named in this verse; the emphasis is on dharma within a tīrtha-mahātmya chapter.
Homa is referenced via “homadhenu,” indicating the cow’s consecrated role in sacrificial practice.