येन स्नानेन चैकेन भवमुक्तो भवेन्नरः
By that single bath, a man becomes liberated from worldly existence.
गोसहस्रं च यो दद्यादेकां वा कपिलां नरः
Whoever gives a thousand cows, or even a single tawny cow,
यश्चैकां कपिलां हन्यान्नरो रज्जुकरो यदि
And whoever kills a single tawny cow, even if he is a rope-maker,
गवां स्थितिं कल्पयेत घृतं गव्यं न दूषयेत्
He should arrange for the protection of cows, and must not pollute cow's ghee.
तुल्यं गोघृतदानस्य भयरोगादिपालनम्
The protection from fear, disease, and the like is equal to the gift of cow's ghee.
तृणादिभक्षणार्थं च गवां दद्याद्धरादिकम्
For the sake of feeding cows with grass and the like, one should provide land and so forth.
दशेह कपिलाः प्रोक्ताः स्वयमेव स्वयंभुवा
These ten tawny cows have been declared by the Self-born Himself.
विमानैर्विविधैर्दिव्यैर्दिव्यकन्याभिरर्चितः
Honored by celestial maidens, he rides in various divine chariots.
सुवर्णकपिला पूर्वा द्वितीया गौरपिङ्गला 4.161.
The first is the golden tawny cow, the second is the fair and reddish one.
पंचमी जुहुवर्णा स्यात्षष्ठी तु घृतपिङ्गला
The fifth is of the color of clarified butter; the sixth is reddish like ghee.
नवमी पाटला ज्ञेया दशमी पुष्पपिङ्गला
The ninth is known as crimson; the tenth is tawny like a flower.
सर्वा ह्येता महाभागास्तारयंति न संशयः
All these are greatly fortunate; they surely deliver (one), without doubt.
एवमेतास्तु कपिलाः पापघ्न्यश्च वसुन्धरे
Thus, these tawny cows, O Earth, are destroyers of sin.
अग्निज्वालोज्ज्वलैः शृंगैः प्रदीप्तांगारलोचना
With horns blazing like fire, and eyes like glowing embers,
तामाग्नेय्यां सदा दद्याद्ब्राह्मणायेतरैः सदा
One should always give that Agneya cow to a Brahmin, and never to others.
पतितश्च भवेन्नित्यं चंडालसदृशः पुमान्
Otherwise, a man becomes fallen, always like a Chandala.
द्वारांते परिहर्तव्या कपिला गौर्द्विजेतरैः
A Kapila cow should be avoided at the doorway by non-Brahmins.
असंभाष्याश्च पतिताः शूद्रास्ते पापकर्मिणः अमेध्यं भुञ्जतेऽतस्तां नोपजीवेद्द्विजेतरः
Those fallen Shudras, evil-doers, who eat impure food, are not to be spoken with; therefore, a non-Brahmin should not subsist on her.
तासां घृतं च क्षीरं वा नवनीतमथापि वा 4.161.
The ghee, milk, or even butter from those cows—
कपिलाजीविनः शूद्राः सर्वे गच्छंति रौरवम्
All Shudras who live off Kapila cows go to Raurava hell.
ततो विमुक्ताः कालेन जायंते श्वानयोनिषु
Afterwards, released in due time, they are born among dogs.
विष्ठास्वेव च पापिष्ठा दुर्गंधेषु च नित्यशः
And, being most sinful, they are always in excrement and foul-smelling places.
ब्राह्मणश्चैव यो देवि कुर्यात्तेषां प्रतिग्रहम्
O Devi, even a Brahmin who accepts from them—
तं विप्रं नानुभाषेत न चाप्येकासने विशेत्
One should not speak to that Brahmin, nor sit with him on the same seat.
यस्तेन सह भाषेत प्रायश्चित्ती भवे द्द्विजः
A twice-born who speaks with him must perform expiation.
किमन्यैर्बहुभिर्दानैः कोटिसंख्यातविस्तरैः
What is the use of many other gifts, even if they are vast and number in crores?
श्रोत्रियाय दरिद्राय सुवृत्तायाहिताग्नये
To a learned, poor, well-behaved Brahmin who maintains the sacred fire—
मासे प्रसविनीं धेनुं दानार्थी प्रतिपालयेत्
One seeking to give a gift should wait for a cow about to give birth in a month.
जायमानस्य वत्सस्य मुखं योन्यां प्रदृश्यते ।। 4.161.
The face of the calf about to be born is seen at the opening of the womb.
तावत्सा पृथिवी ज्ञेया यावद्गर्भं न मुंचति
That cow is to be considered as the earth itself until she releases her calf.