Shloka 18
गोप्रदानगुणाः तथा कपिलागोविधानम्
Merits of Cow-Gift and the Origin-Account of Kapilā Cows
यो वै द्यूते धनं जित्वा गा: क्रीत्वा सम्प्रयच्छति । स दिव्यमयुतं शक्र वर्षाणां फलमश्लुते
yo vai dyūte dhanaṃ jitvā gāḥ krītvā samprayacchati | sa divyam ayutaṃ śakra varṣāṇāṃ phalam aśnute, śakra ||
毗湿摩说道：“噢，释迦罗（因陀罗）啊，凡以掷骰赌博赢得财物，而后用其购牛并施舍者，将享受此善业之果报，历经一万天界之年。”
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even wealth gained through a questionable means like gambling can become a source of great merit if it is transformed into righteous charity—here, specifically by buying cows and donating them, an act praised as highly meritorious.
Bhishma (Pitāmaha) is instructing about the fruits of charitable acts. Addressing Indra as Śakra, he states the reward—ten thousand divine years of enjoying the merit—for one who converts gambling winnings into the gift of cows.