Shloka 45
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
पुत्रकामश्न लभते पुत्रं धनमथापि वा | पतिकामा च भर्तरं सर्वकामांश्ष मानव: । गावस्तुष्टा: प्रयच्छन्ति सेविता वै न संशय:
vyāsa uvāca | putrakāmaś ca labhate putraṁ dhanam athāpi vā | patikāmā ca bhartāraṁ sarvakāmāṁś ca mānavaḥ | gāvas tuṣṭāḥ prayacchanti sevitā vai na saṁśayaḥ ||
毗耶娑说道：渴求得子者，必得其子；渴求财富者，必得其财。女子若求夫婿，亦将得合乎心愿之夫。总而言之，敬奉并侍养诸牛，人便能成就一切所愿。诸牛若得照料而心满意足，便赐下这些福泽——对此毫无疑问。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Serving and honoring cows (go-sevā) is presented as a powerful dharmic practice that yields desired fruits—offspring, wealth, marital fulfillment, and, broadly, the attainment of one’s aims—because pleased cows are said to bestow blessings.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional discourse on dharma and meritorious observances, Vyāsa states the results of cow-service: different seekers obtain their respective goals, and the statement culminates in the assurance that satisfied cows grant boons without doubt.