Suvarṇa-janma and Dakṣiṇā-Māhātmya
Origin and Supremacy of Gold as Ritual Fee
धेनुं सवत्सां कपिलां भूरिश्गीं कांस्योपदोहां वसनोत्तरीयाम् । प्रदाय तां गाहति दुर्विगाह्ां याम्यां सभां वीतभयो मनुष्य:
dhenuṁ savatsāṁ kapilāṁ bhūriśṛṅgīṁ kāṁsyopadohāṁ vasanottarīyām | pradāya tāṁ gāhati durvigāhāṁ yāmyāṁ sabhāṁ vītabhayo manuṣyaḥ ||
瓦西什塔说道:凡将一头卡毗罗牝牛(黄褐色)连同其犊—角大,配以青铜挤乳器,并以布覆之—布施给婆罗门者,此人无所畏惧地进入那难以进入的阎摩法庭之会。
वसिष्ठ उवाच
The verse teaches that properly performed dāna—here, gifting an auspicious cow with calf and necessary accessories to a brāhmaṇa—has strong dharmic merit that removes fear at Yama’s judgment, symbolizing moral confidence rooted in generosity.
Vasiṣṭha describes the fruit (phala) of a specific charitable act: after donating a kapilā cow (with calf, cloth covering, and a bronze milking vessel), the donor is said to enter Yama’s difficult court without fear, implying favorable reception in the afterlife due to dharma.