Shloka 24
Chapter 85: Suvarṇasya Janma ca Pradāna-Phalam
The Origin of Gold and the Merit of Gifting
अवश्यं मानना कार्या तवास्माभिय्यशस्विनि । शकृन्मूत्रे निवस त्वं पुण्यमेतद्धि नः शुभे
avaśyaṁ mānanā kāryā tavāsmābhir yaśasvini | śakṛn-mūtre nivasa tvaṁ puṇyam etad dhi naḥ śubhe ||
毗湿摩说道：“噢，声名显赫的夫人，敬奉你实为我等之责。吉祥者啊，请住于我等之牛粪与牛尿之中；因为在我们看来，这两者确为至上之净化之物。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames respect (mānanā) as a duty and links it with traditional notions of ritual purity, affirming that certain substances—here cow-dung and cow-urine—are culturally treated as purifying and therefore worthy of reverent association.
Bhishma addresses an auspicious, illustrious female figure and formally grants her honor while directing her to reside in cow-dung and urine, reflecting a discourse on purity practices and the sanctity attributed to bovine products in dharma-oriented instruction.