Shloka 11
कच-देवयानी संवादः
Kaca–Devayānī Dialogue and the Curse on Vidyā
कृतकार्या ततस्तूर्णमगच्छच्छक्रसंसदम् | त॑ं वने विजने गर्भ सिंहव्याप्रसमाकुले
kṛtakāryā tatas tūrṇam agacchac chakrasaṃsadam | taṃ vane vijane garbha siṃhavyāghrasamākule
নিজ উদ্দেশ্য সিদ্ধ কৰি সি তৎক্ষণাৎ শক্ৰ (ইন্দ্ৰ)ৰ সভালৈ গ’ল। সিংহ-ব্যাঘ্ৰে ভৰা সেই নিৰ্জন, একান্ত অৰণ্যত গৰ্ভৱতীক এৰি দিয়া হ’ল—ইয়েই পৰৱৰ্তী ৰক্ষা আৰু পৰিচৰ্যাৰ ধৰ্ম-দায়িত্বৰ ভয়ংকৰ পটভূমি গঢ়িলে।
कण्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic responsibility toward those left vulnerable: once an agent has fulfilled a goal and departs, the moral weight shifts to the surrounding community or guardians to ensure safety and care, especially in a dangerous environment.
Kaṇva narrates that, after completing her purpose, the departing figure goes swiftly to Indra’s court, while the scene is set in a lonely forest described as dangerous—frequented by lions and tigers—highlighting the precarious situation of the pregnant one left there.