Shloka 49
गोप्रदानगुणाः तथा कपिलागोविधानम्
Merits of Cow-Gift and the Origin-Account of Kapilā Cows
गोभिश्व समनुज्ञात: सर्वत्र च महीयते । यस्त्वेतेनैव कल्पेन गां वनेष्वनुगच्छति
gobhiś ca samanujñātaḥ sarvatra ca mahīyate | yas tv etenaiva kalpena gāṃ vaneṣv anugacchati |
毗湿摩曰：“蒙群牛垂恩许可，此人处处受人敬奉。然若有人依此戒法，居于林野，随牛而行——无贪欲，能自制，且清净——以草叶乃至牛粪自养；当其心中不复存欲时，便与诸天同住我之界，欢然安乐；否则，随其所愿，往彼诸界。”
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that disciplined, desireless, and pure conduct centered on reverence and service to cows—paired with self-restraint and austerity—leads to honor in this world and auspicious posthumous destinations, culminating in residence in higher realms when desire is extinguished.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s dharma-instruction, Bhīṣma addresses Śatakratu (Indra) and describes the spiritual fruit of a specific observance: living in the forest, following and serving cows, and maintaining strict austerity, which results in divine honor and access to exalted worlds.