pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: मातापित्रोः पूजने यो धर्मस्तमपि मे शृणु॥ शुश्रूषते य: पितरं न चासूयेत् कदाचन। मातरं भ्रातरं वापि गुरुमाचार्यमेव च।॥ तस्य राजन् फलं विद्धि स्वर्लोके स्थानमर्चितम्। न च पश्येत नरकं गुरुशुश्रूषयाऽऽत्मवान्॥
English: Listen to me, O Yudhishthira, what the merit is of the worship of the father and the mother. He who dutifully serves his father without ever provO king him in anything, or similarly serves his mother or (elder) brother or other senior or preceptor, it should be known, O king, acquires a residence in Heaven. The man of purified soul, on account of such service done to his seniors, has never to even see Hell.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच विधिं गवां परं श्रोतुमिच्छामि नृप तत्त्वतः। येन ताशाश्वताल्लोकानर्थिनां प्राप्नुयादिह॥
English: Yudhishthira said I wish, O king, to hear you discourse in detail upon those high ordinances which regulate gifts of kine, for it is by making gifts (of kine) according to those ordinances that one cquires innumerable regions of eternal happiness.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच न गोदानात् परं किंचिद् विद्यते वसुधाधिप। गौर्हि न्यायागता दत्ता सद्यस्तारयते कुलम्॥
English: Bhishma said There is no gift, O king, that is higher in point of merit than the gift of kine. A cow, lawfully acquired, if given away, immediately rescues the entire family of the giver.
Sanskrit: सतामर्थे सम्यगुत्पादितो यः स वै क्लृप्तः सम्यगाभ्यः प्रजाभ्यः। तस्मात् पूर्वं ह्यादिकालप्रवृत्तं गोदानार्थं शृणु राजन् विधि मे॥
English: That ritual which sprang for the benefit of the pious, was subsequently declared for the sake of all creatures. That ritual has come down from primeval time. It existed even before it was declared. Indeed, O king, listen to me as I recite to you that ritual which affects the gifts of kine.
Sanskrit: पुरा गोषूपनीतासु गोषु संदिग्धदर्शिना। मान्धात्रा प्रकृतं प्रश्नं बृहस्पतिरभाषत।॥
English: Formerly, when a number of kine was brought, (before him), king Mandhatri, filled with doubt about the ritual he should observe, properly questioned Brihaspati for an explanation of that doubt.
Sanskrit: बृहस्पति उवाच द्विजातिमतिसत्कृत्य श्वः कालमभिवेद्य च। गोदानार्थे प्रयुञ्जीत रोहिणी नियतव्रतः॥
English: Brihaspati said Duly observing restrains all the while, the giver of kine should, on the previous day, properly honour the Brahmanas and appoint the time of gift. As for the kine to be given away, they should be of the class called Rohini.
Sanskrit: आह्वानं च प्रयुञ्जीत समझे बहुलेति च। प्रविश्य च गवां मध्यमिमां श्रुतिमुदाहरेत्॥
English: The kine also should be addressed with the wordsSamange and BahuleEntering the fold where the kine are kept, the following Shrutis should be uttered:
Sanskrit: गौर्मे माता वृषभः पिता मे दिवं शर्म जगती मे प्रतिष्ठा। प्रपद्यैवं शर्वरीमुष्य गोषु पुनर्वाणीमुत्सृजेद् गोप्रदाने॥
English: The cow is my mother. The bull is my father. (Give me) Heaven and Earthly prosperity. The cow is my refuge. Entering the fold and acting thus, the giver should pass the night there. He should again utter the formula when actually giving away the kine.
Sanskrit: स तामेकां निशां गोभिः समसख्यः समव्रतः। ऐकात्म्यगमनात् सद्यः कलुषाद् विप्रमुच्यते॥८॥
English: The giver, thus living with the kine in the fold without doing anything to control their freedom, and lying down on the naked earth, becomes readily cleansed of all his sins on account of his bringing himself down to a condition of perfect similitude with the kine.
Sanskrit: उत्सृष्टवृषवत्सा हि प्रदेया सूयदर्शने। त्रिदिवं प्रतिपत्तव्यमर्थवादाशिषस्तव॥
English: When the Sun rises in the morning, you should give away the cow, accompanied by her calf and a bull. As the reward of such a deed, you will surely attain to the celestial region. You will also enjoy the blessings shown by the Mantras.
Sanskrit: उर्जस्विन्य ऊर्जमेधाश्च यज्ञे गर्भोऽमृतस्य जगतोऽस्य प्रतिष्ठा। क्षिते रोहः प्रवृहुः शश्वदेव प्रजापत्याः सर्वमित्यर्थवादाः॥
English: The Mantras contain these references of kine: Kine are gifted with strength and energetic exertion. Kine are also wise. They are the root of that immortality which sacrifice yields. They are the root of all energy. They are the steps by which earthly prosperity is gained. They are the eternal course of the universe. The multiply one's race.
Sanskrit: स्तथा सौम्याः स्वर्गयानाय सन्तु। आत्मानं मे मातृवच्चाश्रयन्तु तथानुक्ताः सन्तु सर्वाशिषो मे॥
English: Let the kine dissipate my sins. They have in them the nature of both the Sun and the Moon. Let them help me in the attainment of the celestial region. Let them come to me, as a mother takes to her children. May I enjoy all other blessings which have not been named in the Mantras I have uttered.
Sanskrit: शोषोत्सर्गे कर्मभिर्देहमोक्षे सरस्वत्यः श्रेयसे सम्प्रवृत्ताः। यूयं नित्यं सर्वपुण्योपवाह्यां दिशध्वं मे गतिमिष्टां प्रसन्नाः॥
English: For alleviating or curing phthisis and other wasting diseases, and for achieving freedom from the body, if a person takes the help of the five products of the cow, kine confer blessings upon the person like the river Sarasvati you kine, you are always co nveyers of all sorts of merit. Pleased with me, do you assign a desirable end for me.
Sanskrit: या वै यूयं सोऽहमद्यैव भावो युष्मान् दत्त्वा चाहमात्मप्रदाता। मनश्च्युता मन एवोपपन्नाः संधुक्षध्वं सौम्यरूपोग्ररूपाः॥
English: I have to day become what you are. By giving you away, I really give myself away, You do not belong to him who gives you away. You have now become mine. Possessed of the nature of both the Sun and the Moon, do you cause both the giver and the receiver the shine with all kinds of prosperity.
Sanskrit: एवं तस्याग्रे पूर्वमर्थं वदेत गवां दाता विधिवत् पूर्वदृष्टः। प्रतिब्रूयाच्छेषमधु द्विजाति: प्रतिगृह्णन् वै गोप्रदाने विधिज्ञः॥
English: The giver should duly utter the words found in the first part of the above Verse. The twice born recipient, conversant with the ritual regulating the gift of kine, should, when receiving the kine in gift, utter the words found in the latter half of the above Verse.
Sanskrit: गोप्रदानीति वक्तव्यमर्थ्यवस्त्रवसुप्रदः। उर्ध्वास्या भवितव्या च वैष्णवीति च चोदयेत्॥
English: The man who, instead of a cow, gives away the usual value thereof or cloths or gold, is considered as the giver of a cow. The giver, when giving away the usual value of a cow, should utter the words. This cow with face lipuurned is being given away. Do you accept her. The man who gives away cloths should utter the words, Bhavitavya (this should be regarded as representing a cow). The man who gives away gold should utter the word Vaishnavi i.e., the gold of the form and nature of a cow.
Sanskrit: नाम संकीर्तयेत् तस्या यथासंख्योत्तरं स वै। फलं षट्त्रिंशदष्टौ च सहस्राणि च विंशतिः॥
English: These are the words that should be uttered according to the kind of gift mentioned above. The reward that was reaped by making gifts of kine is residence in the celestial region for six and thirty thousand years, eight thousand years, and twenty thousand years respectively.
Sanskrit: एवमेतान् गुणान् विद्याद् गवादीनां यथाक्रमम्। गोप्रदाता समाप्नोति समस्तानष्टमे क्रमे॥
English: These are the merits, respectively, of gifts of things as substitutes of kine. While, about him who gives an actual cow all the merits that attach to gifts of kine become his at only the eighth step of the recipient.
Sanskrit: गोदः शीली निर्भयश्चार्थदाता न स्याद् दुःखी वसुदाता च कामम्। उषस्योढा भारते यश्च विद्वान् विख्यातास्ते वैष्णवाश्चन्द्रलोकाः॥
English: He who gives an actual cow becomes gifted with righteous conduct in this world. He who gives the valve of a cow becomes freed from every sort of fear. He who gives a cow never suffers from sorrow. All the three, as also they who regularly perform their ablutions and other acts at early dawn, and he who is well conversant with the Mahabharata, it is well known attain to the regions of Vishnu and Soma.
Sanskrit: गा वै दत्त्वा गोव्रती स्यात् त्रिरात्रं निशां चैकां संवसेतेह ताभिः। कामाष्टम्यां वर्तितव्यं त्रिरात्रं रसैर्वा गोः शकृता प्रस्रवैर्वा॥
English: Having given away a cow, the giver should for three nights, adopt the vaccine vow, and pass one night with kine. Beginning again from that lunation, numbering the eighth, named Kamya, he should pass three nights, living exclusively on milk and the urine and dung of the cow.
Sanskrit: देवव्रती स्याद् वृषभप्रदाने वेदावाप्तिर्गोयुगस्य प्रदाने। तथा गवां विधिमासाद्य यज्वा लोकानग्र्यान् विन्दते नाविधिज्ञः॥
English: By giving away a bull, one acquires the merit of Brahmacharya. By giving away two kine, one acquires the mastery of the Vedas. That man who celebrates a sacrifice and makes gifts of kine according to the ritual laid down, attains to many great regions. These, however, are not attainable by the person who does not know that ritual.
Sanskrit: कामान् सर्वान् पार्थिवानेकसंस्थान यो वै दद्यात् कामदुघांच धेनुम्। स्तासामुक्ष्णां ज्यायसां सम्प्रदानम्॥
English: That man who gives away even a single cow. which gives profuse milk, acquires the merit of giving away all desirable objects on Earth collected together. What more should be said of the gift of many such kine as give Havya and Kavya on account of their fuil udders? The merit which belongs to the gift of superior oxen is greater than that of the gift of kine.
Sanskrit: नाश्रद्दधानाय न वक्रबुद्धये। गुह्यो ह्ययं सर्वलोकस्य धर्मो नेमं धर्मं यत्र तत्र प्रजल्पेत्॥
English: One should not, by giving a knowledge of this ritual, benefit a person who is not his disciple or who does not observe vows or who is bereft of faith or who is possessed of crooked understanding. Indeed this religion is a mystery, which many people do not know. One who knows it should not speak of it everywhere.
Sanskrit: सन्ति लोकेऽश्रद्दधाना मनुष्या: सन्ति क्षुद्रा राक्षसमानुषेषु। एषामेतद् दीयमानं ह्यनिष्टं ये नास्तिक्यं चाश्रयन्तेऽल्पपुण्याः॥
English: There are, in the world, many men who have no faith. There are among men many persons who are mean and who resemble Rakshasas. This religion, if given to them, would lead to evil. It would produce equal evil it given to such sinful men as are atheists.
Sanskrit: बार्हस्पत्यं वाक्यमेतन्निशम्य ये राजानो गोप्रदानानि दत्त्वा। स्तान् मे राजन् कीर्त्यमानान् निबोध॥
English: Listen to me, O king as I recite to you the names of those pious kings who have attained son to regions of great happiness as the reward of those gifts of kine which they made according to the instructions of Brihaspati.
Sanskrit: उशीनरो विष्वगश्वो नृगश्च भगीरथो विश्रुतो यौवनाश्वः। मान्धाता वै मुचुकुन्दश्च राजा भूरिद्युम्नो नैषधः सोमकश्च॥
English: Ushinara, Vishvagashva, Nriga, Bhagiratha, the celebrated Mandhatri the of Yuvanashva, king Muchukunda, Bhuridyumna, Naishadha, Somaka. Pururavas, emperor Bharata to whose race belongs all the Bharatas, the heroic Rama the son of Dasharatha, and many other celebrated kings of great deeds, and also king Dilipa of widelyknown deeds, all, on account of their gifts of kine according to the ritual, attained to Heaven. King Mandhatri, was always observant of sacrifices, gifts, penances royal duties, and gifts of kine.
Sanskrit: पुरूरवो भरतश्चक्रवर्ती यस्यान्ववाये भरताः सर्व एव। तथा वीरो दाशरथिश्च रामो ये चाप्यन्ये विश्रुताः कीर्तिमन्तः॥ तथा राजा पृथुकर्मा दिलीपो दिवं प्राप्तो गोप्रदानैर्विधिज्ञः। र्मान्धाताभूद् गोप्रदानैश्च युक्तः॥ तस्मात् पार्थ त्वमपीमां मयोक्तां बार्हस्पती भारती धारयस्व। द्विजाग्र्येभ्यः सम्प्रयच्छस्व प्रीतो गाः पुण्या वै प्राप्य राज्यं कुरूणाम्॥
English: Therefore, O son of Pritha, do you also keep in mind, those instructions of Brihaspati which I have recited to you Having obtained the kingdom of the Kurus, do you, with a cheerful heart, make gifts of good kine to foremost of Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच कृतवान् धर्मराजो भीष्मेणोक्तो विधिवद् गोप्रदाने। तथा सर्वे स मान्धातुर्देवदेवोपदिष्टं सम्यग्धर्मं धारयामास राजा॥
English: Vaishampayana said Thus addressed by Bhishma on the subject of properly making gifts of kine, king Yudhishthira did all that Bhishma desired. Indeed, king Yudhishthira bore in mind the whole of that religion which the preceptor of the gods imparted to the Royal Mandhatri.
Sanskrit: इति नृप सततं गवां प्रदाने यवशकलान् सह गोमयैः पिबानः। क्षितितलशयनः शिखी यतात्मा वृष इव राजवृषस्तदा बभूव॥
English: Yudhishthira from that time began to always make gifts of kine and to maintain himself with grains of barley and cowdung as both his food and drink, The king also began to sleep from that day on the naked earth, and possessed of controlled soul and resembling a bull in conduct, he become the foremost of monarchs.
Sanskrit: नरपतिरभवत् सदैवताभ्यः प्रयतमनास्त्वभिसंस्तुवंश्च ता:स्म। न च धुरि नृप गामयुक्त भूय स्तुरगवरैरगमच्च यत्र तत्र॥
English: The Kuru king from that day became very attentive of kine and always adored them, singing their praises. From that day, the king gave up the practice of yO king kine to his cars. Wherever he had occasion to go, he proceeded on cars drawn by horses of good breed.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु वसिष्ठमृषिसत्तमम्। इक्ष्वाकुवंशजो राजा सौदासो वदतां वरः॥ सर्वलोकचरं सिद्धं ब्रह्मकोशं सनातनम्। पुरोहितमभिप्रष्टुमभिवाद्योपचक्रमे॥
English: Bhishma said Formerly, king Saudasa born of Ikshvaku's race, that foremost of eloquent men, on one occasion approached his family priest, viz., Vashishtha, that foremost of Rishis, crowned with ascetic success, capable of passing through every region, the receptacle of Brahma, and gifted with eternal life, and put to him the following question.
Sanskrit: सौदास उवाच त्रैलोक्ये भगवन् किंस्वित् पवित्रं कथ्यतेऽनघा यत् कीर्तयन् सदा मर्त्यः प्राप्नुयात् पुण्यमुत्तमम्॥
English: Saudasa said O holy one, O sinless one, what is that in the three worlds which is sacred and by reciting which at all times a man may win high merit?
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच तस्मै प्रोवाच वचनं प्रणताय हितं तदा। गवामुपनिषद्विद्वान् नमस्कृत्य गवां शुचिः॥
English: Bhishma said Having first bowed to kine and purified himself, the learned Vashishtha described to king Saudasa who stood before him with head bent in reverence, the mystery about kine, a subject that is fraught with results highly beneficial to all persons.
Sanskrit: वसिष्ठ उवाच गाव: सुरभिगन्धिन्यस्तथा गुग्गुलुगन्धयः। गाव: प्रतिष्ठा भूतानां गावः स्वस्त्ययनं महत्॥
English: Vashishtha said Kine, are always fragrant. The perfume of the Amyris agallochum comes out of their bodies. Kine are the great refuge of all creatures. Kine form the greet source of blessings to all.
Sanskrit: गावो भूतं च भव्यं च गावः पुष्टिः सनातनी। गावोलक्ष्म्यास्तथा मूलं गोषु दत्तं न नश्यति॥
English: Kine are the Past and the Future. Kine are the root of eternal growth. Kine are the root of Prosperity. Anything given to kine is never lost.
Sanskrit: अन्नं हि परमं गावो देवानां परमं हविः। स्वाहाकारवषट्कारौ गोषु नित्यं प्रतिष्ठितौ॥
English: Kine from the highest food. They are the best Havi for the celestials. The Mantras called Svaha and Vashat are forever established in kine.
Sanskrit: गावो यज्ञस्य हि फलं गोषु यज्ञाः प्रतिष्ठिताः। गावो भविष्यं भूतं च गोषु यज्ञाः प्रतिष्ठिताः॥
English: Kine form the fruit of sacrifices. Sacrifices are established in kine. Kine are the Future and the Past, and the Sacrifices rest on them.
Sanskrit: सायं प्रातश्च सततं होमकाले महायुते। गावो ददति वै होम्यमृषिभ्यः पुरुषर्षभ॥
English: Morning and evening kine give to the Rishis, O foremost of men, Havi for use in Homa, O you of great effulgence.
Sanskrit: यानि कानि च दुर्गाणि दुष्कृतानि कृतानि च। तरन्ति चैव पाप्मानं धेनुं ये ददति प्रभो॥
English: They who make gifts of kine succeed in getting over all sins which they may have committed and all kinds of dangers into which they may fall, O you of great power.
Sanskrit: एकां च दशगुर्दद्याद् दश दद्याच्च गोशती। शतं सहस्रगुर्दद्यात् सर्वे तुल्यफला हि ते॥
English: The man possessing ten kine and making a gift of one cow, one possessing a hundred kine and making a gift of ten kine, and one possessing a thousand kine and making a gift of a hundred kine, all acquire the same measure of merit.
Sanskrit: अनाहिताग्नि: शतगुरयज्वा च सहस्रगुः। समृद्धो यश्च कीनाशो नार्घमर्हन्ति ते त्रयः॥
English: That man who, having hundred kine, does not establish a domestic fire for daily worship that man who though possessed of a thousand kine does not celebrate sacrifices, and that man who though having riches acts as a miser, are all three considered as not worthy of any respect.
Sanskrit: कपिलां ये प्रयच्छन्ति सवत्सां कांस्यदोहनाम्। सुव्रतां वस्त्रसंवीतामुभौ लोकौ जयन्ति ते॥
English: Those men who make gifts of Kapila kine with their calves and with vessels of white brass for milking themkine, which are not vicious and which, while given away, are one wrapped round with clothsconquer both this and the next world.
Sanskrit: युवानमिन्द्रियोपेतं शतेन शतयूथपम्। गवेन्द्रं ब्राह्मणेन्द्राय भूरिशृङ्गमलङ्कतम्॥ वृषभं ये प्रयच्छन्ति श्रोत्रियाय परतन्प। ऐश्वर्यं तेऽधिगच्छन्ति जायमानाः पुनः पुनः॥
English: Such persons as make gifts of a young bull, that has all its senses, strong, and that may be considered as the foremost among hundreds of herds, that has large horns adorned with ornaments, to a Brahmana endued with Vedic lore, succeed, O scorcher of foes, in acquiring great prosperity riches each time they are born in the world.
Sanskrit: नाकीर्तयित्वा गाः सुप्यात् तासां संस्मृत्य चोत्पतेत्। सायं प्रातर्नमस्येच्च गास्ततः पुष्टिमाप्नुयात्॥
English: One should never go to bed without reciting the names of kine. Nor should one rise from bed in the morning without similarly reciting the names of kine, Morning and evening one should bend one's head respectfully to kine. As the result of such deeds, one is sure to acquire great prosperity.
Sanskrit: गवां मूत्रपुरीषस्य नोद्विजेत कथंचन। न चासां मांसमश्नीयाद् गवां पुष्टिं तथाप्नुयात्॥
English: One should never feel any repugnance for the urine and the dung of the cow. One should never eat the meat of kine. As the result of this, one is sure to acquire great prosperity.
Sanskrit: गाश्च संकीर्तयेन्नित्यं नावमन्येत तास्तथा। अनिष्टं स्वप्नमालक्ष्य गां नरः सम्प्रकीर्तयेत्॥
English: One should always recite the names of kine. One should never show any disregard for kine in any way. If evil dreams are seen men should recite the names of kine.
Sanskrit: गोमयेन सदा स्नायात् करीषे चापि संविशेत्। श्लेष्ममूत्रपुरीषाणि प्रतिघातं च वर्जयेत्॥
English: One should always bathe, using cowdung. One should sit on dried cowdung. One should never pass urine and excreta and other secretions on cowdung. One should never obstruct kine in any way.
Sanskrit: सार्दै चर्मणि भुञ्जीत निरीक्षेद् वारुणी दिशम्। वाग्यत: सर्पिषा भूमौ गवां पुष्टि सदाश्नुते॥
English: One should eat, sitting on a cowhide purified by dipping it in water, and then look towards the west. Sitting with controlled speech, one should eat clarified butter using the bare earth as his dish. One reaps, on account of such deeds, that prosperity of which kine are the root.
Sanskrit: घृतेन जुहुयादग्निं घृतेन स्वस्ति वाचयेत्। घृतं दद्याद् घृतं प्राशेद् गवां पुष्टिं सदाश्नुते॥
English: One should pour libations on the fire, using clarificd butter for purpose. One should make Brahmanas utter blessings upon one by presents of clarified butter. One should make gifts of clarified butter. One should also eat clarified butter. As the reward of such deeds one is sure to acquire that prosperity which kine grant.
Sanskrit: गोमत्या विद्यया धेनुं तिलानामभिमन्त्र्य यः। सर्वरत्नमयीं दद्यान्न स शोचेत् कृताकृते॥
English: That man who inspires a cow's form made of sesame seeds by uttering the Vedic Mantras named Gomati, and then adorns that form with every sort of gems and makes a gift of it, has never to suffer any grief on account of all his deeds of omission and commission.
Sanskrit: गावो मामुपतिष्ठन्तु हेमशृङ्ग्यः पयोमुचः। सुरभ्यः सौरभेय्यश्च सरितः सागरं यथा॥
English: Let kine which give profuse milk and which have horns adorned with goldkine viz., that are Surabhis or the daughters of Surabhisapproach me even as rivers approach the ocean.
Sanskrit: गा वै पश्याम्यहं नित्यं गाव: पश्यन्तु मां सदा। गावोऽस्माकं वयं तासां यतो गावस्ततो वयम्॥
English: I always look at kine. Let kine always look at me. Kine are ours. We are theirs. We are there where kine are.
Sanskrit: एवं रात्रौ दिवा चापि समेषु विषमेषु च। महाभयेषु च नरः कीर्तयन् मुच्यते भयात्॥
English: Thus, at night or day, in weal or woe-at times of even great fearshould a man exclaim. By uttering such words, he is sure to become freed from every fear. By uttering such words, he is sure to become freed from every fear.
Sanskrit: वसिष्ठ उवाच शतं वर्षसहस्राणां तपस्तप्तं सुदुष्करम्। गोभिः पूर्वं विसृष्टाभिर्गच्छेम श्रेष्ठतामिति॥
English: Vasishtha said The kine which had been created in former age practised the hardest penances for a hundred thousand years with the objects of acquiring a position of great preeminence.
Sanskrit: लोकेऽस्मिन् दक्षिणानां च सर्वासां वयमुत्तमाः। भवेम न च लिप्येम दोषेणेति परंतप॥
English: Indeed, O scorcher of enemies, they said to themselves. We shall, in this world, become the best of all kinds of presents in sacrifices, and we shall not be liable to be sullied with any fault.
Sanskrit: अस्मत्पुरीषस्नानेन जनः पूयेत सर्वदा। शकृता च पवित्रार्थं कुर्वीरन् देवमानुषाः॥ तथा सर्वाणि भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च। प्रदातारश्च लोकान् नो गच्छेयुरिति मानद॥
English: By bathing in water mixed with our dung, people shall become purified. The celestials and men shall use our dung for the purpose of purifying all creatures mobile and immobile. They also who will give us away shall acquire those regions of happiness which will be ours.
Sanskrit: ताभ्यो वरं ददौ ब्रह्मा तपसोऽन्ते स्वयं प्रभुः। एवं भवत्विति प्रभुर्लोकांस्तारयतेति च॥
English: Appearing to them at the termination of their austerities, the powerful Brahman gave them the boons they sought, sayingyour desire will be fulfilled. Do you rescue all the worlds.
Sanskrit: उत्तस्थुः सिद्धकामास्ता भूतभव्यस्य मातरः। प्रातर्नमस्यास्ता गावस्ततः पुष्टिमवाप्नुयात्॥
English: Crowned with fruition of their desires, they all rose upthose mothers of both the Past and the Future. Every morning, people should bow respectfully to kine. As the result of this, they are sure to acquire prosperity.
Sanskrit: तपसोऽन्ते महाराज गावो लोकपरायणाः। तस्माद् गावो महाभागाः पवित्रं परमुच्यते॥
English: At the termination of their penances, O king, kine became the refuge of the world. It is therefore that kine are said to be highly blessed, sacred, and the foremost of all things. It is therefore that kine are said to stay at the very head of all creatures.
Sanskrit: तथैव सर्वभूतानां समतिष्ठन्त मूर्धनि। समानवत्सां कपिलां धेनुं दत्त्वा पयस्विनीम्। सुव्रतां वस्त्रसंवीतां ब्रह्मलोके महीयते॥
English: By giving away a Kapila cow with a calf resembling herself, giving profuse milk, free from every vicious habit, and covered with a piece of cloth, the giver acquires great honours in the region of Brahma.
Sanskrit: लोहितां तुल्यवत्सां तु धेनुं दत्त्वा पयस्विनीम्। सुव्रतां वस्त्रसंवीतां सूर्यलोके महीयते॥
English: By giving away a red cow with a calf that resembes herself, giving milk, free from every vice, and covered with a piece of cloth, one acquires great honours in the region of the Sun.
Sanskrit: समानवत्सां शबलां धेनुं दत्त्वा पयस्विनीम्। सुव्रतां वस्त्रसंवीतां सोमलोके महीयते॥
English: By giving away a cow of variegated hue, with a calf similar to herself, giving milk, free from every vice, and covered with a piece of cloth, one acquires great honours in the region of Soma.
Sanskrit: समानवत्सां श्वेतां तु धेनुं दत्त्वा पयस्विनीम्। सुव्रता वस्त्रसंवीतामिन्द्रलोके महीयते॥
English: By giving away a white cow, with a calf similar to herself, giving milk, free from every vice, and covered with a piece of cloth, one acquires great honours in the region of Indra.
Sanskrit: समानवत्सां कृष्णां तु धेनुं दत्त्वा पयस्विनीम्। सुव्रतां वस्त्रसंवीतामग्निलोके महीयते॥
English: By giving away a cow of dark hue, with a calf similar to herself, giving milk, free from every vice, and covered with a piece of cloth, one acquires great honours in the region of FireGod.
Sanskrit: समानवत्सां धूम्रां तु धेनुं दत्त्वा पयस्विनीम्। सुव्रतां वस्त्रसंवीतां याम्यलोके महीयते॥
English: By giving away a smokecolored cow, with a calf similar to herself, giving milk, free from every vice, and covered with a piece of cloth, onc acquires great honours in the region of Yama.
Sanskrit: अपां फेनसवर्णां तु सवत्सां कांस्यदोहनाम्। प्रदाय वस्त्रसंवीतां वारुणं लोकमाप्नुते॥
English: By giving away a frothycoloured cow, with a calf and vessel of white brass for milking her, and covered with a piece of cloth, one acquires the region of Varuna.