Shloka 58
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
देवलस्तु वच: श्रुत्वा भूतानां करुणं तथा
devalas tu vacaḥ śrutvā bhūtānāṃ karuṇaṃ tathā
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Als Devala jene mitleidsvollen Worte hörte, die im Namen aller Lebewesen gesprochen worden waren, wurde auch er bewegt und erkannte das sittliche Gewicht des Erbarmens inmitten der Härte der Ereignisse.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds karuṇā (compassion) as a dharmic value: speech that considers the suffering of all beings carries ethical force and can redirect judgment even in severe circumstances.
The narrator reports Devala’s response: he hears a compassionate appeal concerning living beings and is affected by it, setting up his ensuing reaction or counsel in the surrounding passage.