Shloka 17
Gavāṃ Māhātmya — Go-dāna, Yajña-ādhāra, and Goloka
Brahmā–Indra–Surabhi Itihāsa
पलालधूम्रवर्णा तु सवत्सां कांस्यदोहनाम् | प्रदाय वस्त्रसंवीतां पितृलोके महीयते
palāladhūmravarṇā tu savatsāṁ kāṁsyadohanām | pradāya vastrasaṁvītāṁ pitṛloke mahīyate ||
婆悉吒（Vasiṣṭha）说：若有人布施一头颜色如稻草烟霭之牛，并与其犊同施，又以布覆之，兼赠青铜挤乳之器，则其人在祖灵之界——祖先世界（Pitṛloka）中受尊崇而得殊荣。
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that properly performed dāna—here, gifting a cow with her calf along with supportive items like cloth and a bronze milking vessel—produces puṇya and results in honor in Pitṛloka, emphasizing ethical generosity linked to ancestral welfare.
Vasiṣṭha is enumerating specific forms of meritorious gifts and their fruits. In this line he specifies the donation of a particular cow (described by color), with her calf, clothed and accompanied by a bronze milking vessel, and states the resulting honor in the ancestors’ realm.