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