परं नो विस्मृतं सर्वं नानादुःखैः प्रमुह्यताम् । दुःखितानां यतः सर्वा स्मृतिर्लुप्ता भवेत्स्फुटम्
paraṃ no vismṛtaṃ sarvaṃ nānāduḥkhaiḥ pramuhyatām | duḥkhitānāṃ yataḥ sarvā smṛtirluptā bhavetsphuṭam
“Moreover, everything has slipped from our memory, for we are overwhelmed by many kinds of sorrow. Indeed, for the afflicted, all recollection clearly becomes lost.”
Bhīmasena
Scene: A calm speaker explains that sorrow overwhelms memory; the listener’s face shows confusion softening into understanding; the atmosphere shifts from chaos to composure.
Suffering clouds discernment; dharma therefore calls for patience and gentle understanding rather than harsh blame.
None is specified; the verse is psychological and ethical rather than geographical.
No ritual is mentioned.