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.
यदा वा जायते चित्तं वित्तं च कुरुनन्दन
Or, O descendant of the Kurus, whenever one feels inspired in mind or has the means.
सुपयोधरशोभाढ्या सुशृंगी सुखुरा तथा
She should be endowed with beautiful, full udders, fine horns, and a pleasing tail.
सुवर्णशृङ्गतिलका घंटाभरणभूषिता
She should have golden-tipped horns and be adorned with bell ornaments.
पिण्याकपिटिकोपेता सहिरण्या च शक्तितः
She should be provided with a cake of oil-cake and molasses, and, according to one's ability, with gold.
पुराणपाठके तद्वज्ज्योतिःशास्त्रविदे तथा
This should be given to a reciter of the Purāṇas or, likewise, to one learned in astrology.
द्रव्यैरेभिः समायुक्तां पुण्येऽह्नि विधिपूर्वकम्
She should be endowed with these articles and given on an auspicious day, following the prescribed rites.
इन्द्रादिलोकपालानां या राजमहिषी शुभा
She is like the auspicious royal cow of the guardians of the worlds, such as Indra.
धर्मराजस्य साहाय्ये यस्याः पुत्रः प्रतिष्ठितः 4.162.
By whose assistance the son of the Lord of Dharma is established.
(इति दानमंत्रः) दद्यात्प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य ब्राह्मणे तां पयस्विनीम्
Having circumambulated, one should give that milch buffalo to a Brahmin.
एवं दत्त्वा विधानेन ब्राह्मणस्य गृहं नयेत्
Having given in this prescribed manner, one should accompany the Brahmin to his house.
संपादिता मया तुभ्यं संतुष्टो मे भव द्विज
I have accomplished this for you; be pleased with me, O twice-born.
अनेन विधिना दत्त्वा महिषीं द्विजपुङ्गवे
Having given a she-buffalo to the foremost of Brahmins in this way,
या सा ददाति महिषीं सा राजमहिषी भवेत्
She who gives a she-buffalo becomes the chief queen.
यज्ञयाजी भवेद्विप्रः क्षत्रियो विजयी भवेत्
The Brahmin becomes a performer of sacrifices, the Kshatriya becomes victorious.
तस्मान्नरेण दातव्या महिषी विभवे सति
Therefore, a man should give a she-buffalo if he has the means.
दशधेनुसमां राजन्महिषीं नारदोऽब्रवीत्
Nārada said, O king, a she-buffalo is equal to ten cows.
सगरेण ककुत्स्थेन धुंधुमारेण गाधिना
By Sagara, Kakutstha, Dhumdhumara, and Gadhi,
महिषी दानमाहात्म्यं यः शृणोति सदा नरः 4.162.
Whoever always hears the greatness of giving a she-buffalo,
दुग्धाधिकां हि महिषीं जलमेघवर्णां सपुष्टपट्टकवतीं जघनाभिरामाम्
A she-buffalo with abundant milk, of the color of water-laden clouds, adorned with a strong cloth, and with beautiful hips.
इति श्रीभविष्ये महापुराण उत्तरपर्वणि श्रीकृष्णयुधिष्ठिरसंवादे महिषीदानव्रतविधिवर्णनं नाम द्विषष्टयुत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred and sixty-second chapter, named 'Description of the Vow and Procedure for Giving a She-Buffalo,' in the dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Yudhiṣṭhira, in the Uttara Parva of the glorious Bhaviṣya Mahāpurāṇa.