Shloka 32
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
सुरूपा बहुरूपाश्न विश्वरूपाश्व मातर: । प्राजापत्यमिति ब्रह्मन् जपेन्नित्यं यतव्रतः
surūpā bahurūpāś ca viśvarūpāś ca mātaraḥ | prājāpatyam iti brahman japennityaṃ yatavrataḥ ||
毗耶娑说道：“婆罗门啊，持戒守誓、行持严整之人，应当日日诵念生主（Prajāpati）所赐之牛名：善相（Surūpā）、多相（Bahurūpā）、遍相（Viśvarūpā），以及‘诸母’（Mātaraḥ）。以恭敬与施舍供养牛者，便能到达那由强盛的太阳神与有力的风神所主宰的崇高世界，也能到达那繁荣归依于伐楼那王之下的诸界。是故，对牛的敬礼——以布施与忆念为表——成为通向功德与更高归宿的正法之道。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that honoring cows through disciplined practice—especially daily recitation of their sacred, Prajāpati-associated names—and through the act of go-dāna generates great religious merit, leading to exalted realms associated with cosmic deities (Sun, Wind, Varuṇa).
Vyāsa is instructing a learned listener (addressed as ‘Brahman’) within a broader discourse on gifts and dharma, emphasizing the spiritual efficacy of cow-gifting and the devotional practice of remembering cows by specific sacred epithets.