Shloka 19
Gavāṃ Māhātmya — Go-dāna, Yajña-ādhāra, and Goloka
Brahmā–Indra–Surabhi Itihāsa
समानवत्सां गौरीं तु थेनुं दत्त्वा पयस्विनीम् । सुव्रतां वस्त्रसंवीतां वसूनां लोकमाप्नुयात्
samānavatsāṃ gaurīṃ tu dhenuṃ dattvā payasvinīm | suvratāṃ vastrasaṃvītāṃ vasūnāṃ lokam āpnuyāt ||
婆悉吒说：若有人布施一头色泽皎白、乳汁丰盈之牛，并与同色之犊同施，又以布覆之，自持善行，则得往诸婆苏（Vasus）之界。
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined, respectful charity—specifically gifting a healthy milk-giving cow with a matching calf and proper presentation—constitutes dharma and yields exalted merit, symbolized by attaining the realm of the Vasus.
Vasiṣṭha is enumerating the fruits of specific gifts (dāna-phala). Here he states the spiritual result of donating a well-adorned milch-cow together with her calf: the donor reaches Vasuloka, the world associated with the Vasus.