Shloka 14
Gavāṃ Māhātmya — Go-dāna, Yajña-ādhāra, and Goloka
Brahmā–Indra–Surabhi Itihāsa
अपां फेनसवर्णा तु सवत्सां कांस्यदोहनाम् | प्रदाय वस्त्रसंवीतां वारुणं लोकमाप्लनुते
apāṁ phenasavarṇā tu savatsāṁ kāṁsyadohanām | pradāya vastrasaṁvītāṁ vāruṇaṁ lokam āpnute ||
Vasiṣṭha nói: Ai đem bố thí một con bò có màu như bọt nước, kèm theo bê con, lại dâng cả bình vắt sữa bằng đồng (kāṃsya) và phủ vải cho trang trọng, thì đạt đến cõi của thần Varuṇa.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the dharmic principle that dāna (charitable gifting), when done with completeness (cow with calf and necessary implements) and with respect (clothed/covered), yields a specific karmic fruit—attainment of Varuṇa’s realm.
Vasiṣṭha is enumerating the results (phala) of particular forms of donation. Here he specifies a foam-colored cow, given with her calf, a bronze milking vessel, and a cloth covering, and states the resulting destination: Varuṇa-loka.