Shloka 4
Adhyāya 174: Karma as an inescapable companion (कर्मानुगमन-उपदेश)
उसी समय दिव्य-धेनु दक्षकन्या सुरभिदेवी वहाँ आकर आकाशगमें ठीक चिताके ऊपर खड़ी हो गयीं ।।
tadā divyā dhenur dakṣakanyā surabhīdevī tatra āgatya ākāśe samyak citāyā upari tiṣṭhati sma | tasyā vaktrāc cyutaḥ phenaḥ kṣīramiśras tadānagha | so ’patad vai tataḥ tasyāṃ citāyāṃ rājadharmaṇaḥ, anagha |
就在那时，天牛苏罗毗——达叉之女——来到此处，立于虚空，正悬在火葬柴堆之上。她口中滴下与乳相和的泡沫；那乳沫落在奉行王法（rājadharma）的国王之柴堆上。此事昭示：正义的王道不仅为人所敬，亦为神明所礼，仿佛宇宙自身也以圣洁的供献，致敬那一生尽责而行的生命。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rājadharma—righteous rule grounded in duty and protection of subjects—has a sanctifying power recognized beyond human society; the divine tribute symbolizes that ethical kingship aligns with cosmic order and is worthy of reverence.
As a king associated with rājadharma lies on the funeral pyre, the celestial cow Surabhī appears in the sky above it, and milk-mixed foam from her mouth falls onto the pyre, functioning like a divine offering or consecration.