Shloka 24
Gavāṃ Māhātmya — Go-dāna, Yajña-ādhāra, and Goloka
Brahmā–Indra–Surabhi Itihāsa
Devanagari script
गोप्रदानरतो याति भित्त्वा जलदसंचयान् | विमानेनार्कवर्णेन दिवि राजन् विराजते
Transliteration
gopradānarato yāti bhittvā jaladasaṃcayān | vimānenārkavarṇena divi rājan virājate ||
Translation
瓦西什塔说道：大王啊，凡以至诚热忱专志于施牛之人，将乘坐日色辉煌的天车，穿破层层云聚，上升天界，并在彼处光耀显赫。
Word by Word
गो-प्रदान-रतःone devoted to giving cows
गो-प्रदान-रतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगोप्रदानरत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यातिgoes
याति:
TypeVerb
Rootया
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
भित्त्वाhaving pierced / having broken through
भित्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभिद्
FormAbsolutive (ktvā)
जलद-संचयान्masses/collections of clouds
जलद-संचयान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजलदसंचय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
विमानेनby/with an aerial car (chariot)
विमानेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविमान
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अर्क-वर्णेनsun-colored, radiant like the sun
अर्क-वर्णेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्कवर्ण
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
दिविin heaven
दिवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्
FormLocative-avyaya (frozen locative)
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विराजतेshines, is splendid
विराजते:
TypeVerb
Rootराज्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VasiṣṭhaR
rājan (the king addressed)G
go (cow)V
vimāna (celestial chariot)J
jalada (clouds)D
divi (heaven)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that go-dāna (the gift of cows), performed with sincere devotion, is a powerful dharmic charity that yields great spiritual merit, culminating in honored, radiant attainment in heaven.
Vasiṣṭha addresses a king and describes the posthumous reward of a devoted cow-giver: the donor ascends in a sun-bright vimāna, passes beyond the cloud-masses, reaches heaven, and shines there—an image meant to inspire ethical generosity.