 | Book 13 Chapter 79
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| 1 | vasiṣṭha uvāca
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| 1 | ghṛtakṣīrapradā gāvo ghṛtayonyo ghṛtodbhavāḥ
ghṛtanadyo ghṛtāvartās tā me santu sadā gṛhe
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| 2 | ghṛtaṃ me hṛdaye nityaṃ ghṛtaṃ nābhyāṃ pratiṣṭhitam
ghṛtaṃ sarveṣu gātreṣu ghṛtaṃ me manasi sthitam
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| 3 | gāvo mamāgrato nityaṃ gāvaḥ pṛṣṭhata eva ca
gāvo me sarvataś caiva gavāṃ madhye vasāmy aham
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| 4 | ity ācamya japet sāyaṃ prātaś ca puruṣaḥ sadā
yad ahnā kurute pāpaṃ tasmāt sa parimucyate
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| 5 | prāsādā yatra sauvarṇā vasor dhārā ca yatra sā
gandharvāpsaraso yatra tatra yānti sahasradāḥ
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| 6 | navanītapaṅkāḥ kṣīrodā dadhiśaivalasaṃkulāḥ
vahanti yatra nadyo vai tatra yānti sahasradāḥ
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| 7 | gavāṃ śatasahasraṃ tu yaḥ prayacched yathāvidhi
parām ṛddhim avāpyātha sa goloke mahīyate
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| 8 | daśa cobhayataḥ pretya mātāpitroḥ pitāmahān
dadhāti sukṛtāṃl lokān punāti ca kulaṃ naraḥ
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| 9 | dhenvāḥ pramāṇena samapramāṇāṃ; dhenuṃ tilānām api ca pradāya
pānīyadātā ca yamasya loke; na yātanāṃ kāṃ cid upaiti tatra
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| 10 | pavitram agryaṃ jagataḥ pratiṣṭhā; divaukasāṃ mātaro 'thāprameyāḥ
anvālabhed dakṣiṇato vrajec ca; dadyāc ca pātre prasamīkṣya kālam
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| 11 | dhenuṃ savatsāṃ kapilāṃ bhūriśṛṅgāṃ; kāṃsyopadohāṃ vasanottarīyām
pradāya tāṃ gāhati durvigāhyāṃ; yāmyāṃ sabhāṃ vītabhayo manuṣyaḥ
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| 12 | surūpā bahurūpāś ca viśvarūpāś ca mātaraḥ
gāvo mām upatiṣṭhantām iti nityaṃ prakīrtayet
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| 13 | nātaḥ puṇyataraṃ dānaṃ nātaḥ puṇyataraṃ phalam
nāto viśiṣṭaṃ lokeṣu bhūtaṃ bhavitum arhati
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| 14 | tvacā lomnātha śṛṅgaiś ca vālaiḥ kṣīreṇa medasā
yajñaṃ vahanti saṃbhūya kim asty abhyadhikaṃ tataḥ
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| 15 | yayā sarvam idaṃ vyāptaṃ jagat sthāvarajaṅgamam
tāṃ dhenuṃ śirasā vande bhūtabhavyasya mātaram
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| 16 | guṇavacanasamuccayaikadeśo; nṛvara mayaiṣa gavāṃ prakīrtitas te
na hi param iha dānam asti gobhyo; bhavanti na cāpi parāyaṇaṃ tathānyat
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| 17 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 17 | param idam iti bhūmipo vicintya; pravaram ṛṣer vacanaṃ tato mahātmā
vyasṛjata niyatātmavān dvijebhyaḥ; subahu ca godhanam āptavāṃś ca lokān
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