धेनोर्यावंति रोमाणि सवत्साया वसुन्धरे
As many hairs as are on the cow with her calf, O Earth—
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि ब्रह्मेशादिभिरर्चितः
For that many thousands of years, one is worshipped by Brahma, Shiva, and others.
सुवर्णशृङ्गीं यः कृत्वा खुरै रौप्यैः समर्चिताम्
He who prepares a cow with golden horns, adorned with silver hooves,
कपिलायास्तदा पुत्रं ब्राह्मणस्य करे न्यसेत्
should then place the calf of that tawny cow into the hands of a Brahmin.
सुवर्णैस्तु चतुर्भिश्च त्रिभिर्द्वाभ्यामथापि वा
With four, three, two, or even one piece of gold,
स समुद्रवनोपेता सशैलवनकानना
that cow should be accompanied by the ocean, forests, mountains, and groves.
पृथिवीदानतुल्येन दानेनैतेन वै नरः
By this gift, a man equals the merit of giving away the earth itself.
ब्रह्मस्वहरणो गोघ्नो भ्रूणहा ब्रह्मघातकः तद्दिनं च पयोभोजी संयतश्चातिवाहयेत्
One who steals Brahmin’s wealth, kills a cow, destroys a fetus, or slays a Brahmin—on that day, let him eat only milk and practice self-restraint.
गोमयेनोपलिप्याथ मण्डलं विधिपूर्वकम् 4.161.
Then, after smearing the ground with cow dung, let him properly prepare a circle according to the rite.
व्याहृत्या होमयेत्पूर्वं पंचवारुणकं तथा
Having recited the vyāhṛtis, let him first offer oblations, and likewise the five Varuna offerings.
स्योना पृथिवि मंत्रेण गौर्वत्ससहिता नवा
With the mantra 'Syonā pṛthivi', a new cow together with her calf
या ते सरस्वती देवी विष्णुना च तथा मही
—that goddess Sarasvati, and likewise the earth with Vishnu—
यावद्वत्सस्यद्वौ पादौ शिरश्चैव प्रदृश्यते तस्मिन्काले प्रदातव्या ब्राह्मणाय वसुंधरे
When both feet and the head of the calf become visible, at that moment, O Earth, she should be given to the Brahmin.
सुवर्णशृंगीं रौप्यखुरां कास्यदोहां सताम्रकाम् वस्त्राक्षतैः समभ्यर्च्य ब्राह्मणाय समर्पयेत्
A cow with golden horns, silver hooves, a bronze milk-pail, and copper vessels, having been properly adorned with cloth and unbroken grains, should be presented to the Brahmin.
सुवर्णस्य सहस्रेण तदर्धेनापि भामिनि
With a thousand pieces of gold, or even half that, O beautiful one,
यथा शक्त्या प्रदातव्या वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितैः गृहाणेमां महाधेनुं भव भ्राता ममाशु वै
It should be given according to one's ability, without miserliness regarding wealth: 'Accept this great cow from me, become my brother at once.'
इरावती धेनुमती जाह्नवी तदनन्तरम्
Irāvatī, Dhenumatī, and then Jāhnavī—
भवतात्स्वस्ति मे नित्यं सुखं चानुत्तमं तथा 4.161.
May there always be well-being for me, and likewise unsurpassed happiness.
कोऽदादिति च वै मंत्रो जपितव्यो द्विजेन च
The mantra 'Ko'dāditi' should be recited by the twice-born.
एवं प्रसूयमानां गां यो ददाति वसुन्धरे रत्नपूर्णा भवेद्दत्ता पृथिवी नात्र संशयः
In this way, whoever gives a cow that is bearing a calf, O Earth, truly gives the earth filled with jewels—of this there is no doubt.
प्रतप्तजांबूनदतुल्यवर्णां महानितंबां तनुवृत्तमध्याम्
Her complexion rivals the radiant, molten gold of the Jambū river; her hips are broad, and her waist is slender and graceful.
प्रातरुत्थाय यो भक्त्या धेनुकल्पं नरो भुवि
Whoever, rising in the morning with devotion, recites the account of the cow on earth,
त्रिकालं पठते यस्तु पापं वर्षशतोद्भवम्
and whoever recites this three times a day destroys sins accumulated over a hundred years.
श्राद्धकाले पठेद्यस्तु इदं पावनमुत्तमम्
Whoever recites this most purifying text at the time of śrāddha,
अमावास्यां च यो विद्वान्द्विजानामग्रतः पठेत्
and the learned one who recites it on the new moon day before the brāhmaṇas,
यश्चैतत्छृणुयात्पुण्यं तद्गतेनांतरात्मना
and whoever listens to this sacred account with a mind absorbed in its meaning,
इदं रहस्यं राजेन्द्र वराहमुखनिर्गतम्
O king, this is the secret that has emerged from the mouth of Varāha.
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराण उत्तरपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवादे कपिलादानमाहात्म्यवर्णनं नामैकषष्ट्युत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred sixty-first chapter, entitled 'The Greatness of the Gift of the Kapila Cow,' in the dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Yudhiṣṭhira, in the Uttaraparvan of the Śrī Bhaviṣya Mahāpurāṇa.
महिषीदानव्रतविधिवर्णनम् पुण्यं पापविनाशं च आयुष्यं सर्वकामदम्
The description of the vow and procedure for gifting a royal cow: it brings merit, destroys sin, grants long life, and fulfills all desires.
चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहे पुण्ये कार्त्तिक्यामयने तथा
This should be performed during auspicious occasions such as lunar or solar eclipses, during the Kārttika season, or at the solstice.