Shloka 4.20.24

ताराविलापः — Tara’s Lament over Vāli

Devanagari script

किमप्रियं ते प्रिय चारुवेषमया कृतं नाथ सुतेन वा ते।सहाङ्गदां मां प्रविहाय वीरयत्प्रस्थितो दीर्घ मितः प्रवासम्4.20.24।।

Transliteration

kim apriyaṃ te priya cāruveṣa mayā kṛtaṃ nātha sutena vā te |

sahāṅgadāṃ māṃ pravihāya vīra yat prasthito dīrgham itaḥ pravāsam ||

Translation

O beloved, fair-robed; O lord—what displeasing thing has been done to you by me, or by your son, that you, O hero, leave me together with Aṅgada and set out from here on so distant a journey?

Context

'O darling, attractively dressed, you are leaving me and Angada and going too far. What unpleasant deeds we have done (to deserve this).

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Vāli
• Aṅgada

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse reflects the ethical psychology of grief: the bereaved searches for causes and faults, reminding readers that sorrow often turns inward and demands compassion rather than judgment.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā, beside the dying Vāli, asks whether she or Aṅgada has offended him, since he is ‘departing’ on the far journey of death.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tārā’s humility and emotional honesty—she questions herself rather than only blaming others.