Shloka 403
सरस्वती तथा दृष्टवा बभूवुर्भशदु:खिता: । तदनन्तर ऋषि, देवता, गन्धर्व और अप्सरा सरस्वतीको उस अवस्थामें देखकर अत्यन्त दुःखी हो गये
sarasvatī tathā dṛṣṭvā babhūvur bhṛśa-duḥkhitāḥ | tad-anantaraṃ ṛṣayaḥ devatā gandharvā apsarasaś ca sarasvatīm tasmin avasthāyāṃ dṛṣṭvā atyantaṃ duḥkhitā abhavan |
Als sie Sarasvatī in diesem Zustand sahen, wurden sie von tiefer Bestürzung ergriffen. Daraufhin waren die Weisen, die Götter, die Gandharvas und die Apsaras, als sie Sarasvatī so erblickten, von übergroßem Kummer überwältigt.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharmic compassion: when a sacred and beneficent power like Sarasvatī is seen in distress, even divine and celestial beings respond with empathy, implying that sensitivity to suffering is a mark of righteousness.
Vasiṣṭha describes a scene where Sarasvatī is observed in a pitiable condition; immediately afterward, sages, gods, Gandharvas, and Apsarases see her and become intensely sorrowful.