स्मरंती गोकुले बद्धं स्वसुतं क्षीरपायिनम् । दुःखेन रुदतीं तां स दृष्ट्वोवाच मृगाधिपः
smaraṃtī gokule baddhaṃ svasutaṃ kṣīrapāyinam | duḥkhena rudatīṃ tāṃ sa dṛṣṭvovāca mṛgādhipaḥ
Remembering her own calf, tied in the cowherds’ settlement and still drinking milk, she wept in sorrow. Seeing her crying, the lord of beasts spoke.
Narrator (then tiger begins speaking next verse)
Tirtha: Arbuda (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The cow, eyes brimming, recalls her calf tied in the cowshed; the tiger pauses, watching her tears, the forest momentarily still.
Parental love and responsibility are powerful dharmic forces; even in danger, the mind turns to duties left behind.
The narrative unfolds in the Arbuda landscape; this verse highlights the ethical drama rather than a specific tīrtha.
None.