स्फाटिकैरुदरं कार्यं सौगन्धिकशतं कटौ
The abdomen should be adorned with crystals, and a hundred fragrant lotuses at the waist.
सूर्यकान्तेन्दुकान्तौ च घ्राणे कर्पूरचन्दनैः
At the nose, sunstone and moonstone, along with camphor and sandalwood, should be placed.
गारुत्मतशतं तद्वदपाने परिकल्पयेत्
In the same way, a hundred green stones should be arranged at the anus.
कुर्याच्छर्करया जिह्वां गोमयं च गुडात्मकम् 4.157.
The tongue should be made with sugar, and the body with cow-dung mixed with jaggery.
पुच्छाग्रे चामरं दद्यात्स्तनयोस्ताम्रदोहनम्
At the tip of the tail, a yak-tail fan should be given, and at the udders, copper vessels for milking.
नानाफलानि पार्श्वेषु कृत्वा पूजां प्रयत्नतः
Various fruits should be placed at the sides, and the worship should be performed with great care.
त्वां सर्वदेवगणवासमिति स्तुवंति रुद्रेन्द्रचन्द्रकमलासनवासुदेवाः
You are praised as the abode of all the hosts of gods by Rudra, Indra, Chandra, Kamala, and Vāsudeva.
एवमामन्त्र्य तां धेनुं विप्राय प्रतिपादयेत्
Having thus invoked her, one should present that cow to a Brāhmaṇa.
ततश्च दक्षिणां दत्त्वा प्रणिपत्य क्षमापयेत्
Then, after giving the prescribed gift, one should bow down and ask for forgiveness.
कल्पकोटिशतं साग्रं शिवलोके सुखं वसेत्
He dwells happily in the world of Shiva for a hundred crore kalpas.
सर्वकामसमृद्धश्च शत्रुपक्षक्षयंकरः
He becomes endowed with all desired enjoyments and brings about the destruction of enemy forces.
इति सकलविधिज्ञो रत्नधेनुप्रदानं वितरति स विमानं प्राप्य देदीप्यमानम्
Thus, the one who knows all the rites and gives the jeweled cow attains a radiant celestial chariot.
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराण उत्तरपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवादे रत्नधेनुदानव्रतविधिवर्णनं नाम सप्तपंचाशदुत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred fifty-seventh chapter, named 'Description of the Rite of Giving the Jeweled Cow,' in the dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Yudhiṣṭhira, in the Uttara Parva of the glorious Bhaviṣya Mahāpurāṇa.
उभयमुखीगोदानव्रतवर्णनम् विधिना केन धर्मज्ञं दाने तस्याश्च किं फलम्
The description of the vow of gifting a cow with two mouths: By what procedure, O knower of dharma, is this gift made, and what is its fruit?
प्राप्नुवंति नराः केचित्पुण्यसंभारविस्तराः
Some men attain vast accumulations of merit.
यावत्पादौ योनिगतौ शिरश्चैव प्रदृश्यते
As long as the feet are in the womb and the head is visible.
गौर्यावद्द्विमुखी चैव यदा भवति भारत
O Bhārata, when a cow becomes two-faced, that is, when she turns away from Gaurī.
दत्त्वोभयमुखीं राजन्यत्पुण्यं प्राप्यते नृभिः
By giving a cow with both faces, the merit obtained by men is like that of a king.
किमिष्टैर्बहुभिर्यज्ञैर्दानैर्दत्तैश्च सत्तम
O noble one, what is the use of many sacrifices, gifts, and donations?
एकैव पाति नरकात्सुखमेकैव कारयेत्
A single cow alone saves from hell; a single one alone brings happiness.
स्वर्णशृंगीं रौप्यखुरां मुक्तालाङ्गूलभूषिताम् प्रसूयमानां गां दत्त्वा महत्पुण्यफलं लभेत्
By giving a cow with golden horns, silver hooves, and a tail adorned with pearls, one attains a great reward of merit.
यावंति धेनुरोमाणि वत्सस्यापि नराधिप
O ruler of men, as many hairs as are on a cow, and even on her calf—
पितॄन्पितामहांश्चैव तथैव प्रपितामहान् 4.158.
—so many ancestors, fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers are likewise (benefited).
घृतक्षीरवहा नद्यो दधिपायसकर्दमाः
Rivers flowing with ghee and milk, and those filled with curds, milk, and mud—
यो ददाति सुवर्णेन बहुना सह भाविनीम्
Whoever gives a fruitful cow along with much gold—
न देया दुर्बला राजन्धेनुर्नैवाल्पदक्षिणा
O king, a weak cow should not be given, nor one with a meager gift.
स्त्रियश्च त चंद्रसमानवक्त्राः प्रतप्तजांबूनदतुल्यवर्णाः
And women whose faces are like the moon, whose complexion is incomparable to refined gold—
गोसहस्रप्रदानविधिवर्णनम् कस्मिन्काले प्रदातव्यं कथं देयं च तद्भवेत्
Description of the rite of giving a thousand cows: At what time should it be given, and how should it be done?
ब्रह्मणा सृजता लोकान्वृत्तिहेतोः प्रजेश्वर
O lord of people, when Brahmā created the worlds for the sake of sustenance—
यासां मूत्रपुरीषेण देवतायतनान्यपि
By whose urine and dung even the abodes of the gods are (purified)—