Mahabharata 1.151.37 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 151, Shloka 37
बक-राक्षसस्य आह्वानम् तथा वृक्षयुद्धम्
Summons of Baka and the Tree-Weapon Engagement
तस्मान्मुक्ता वयं दाहादिमं वृक्षमुपाश्रिता: । कां दिशं प्रतिपत्स्यम: प्राप्ता: क्लेशमनुत्तमम्
tasmān muktā vayaṃ dāhād imaṃ vṛkṣam upāśritāḥ | kāṃ diśaṃ pratipatsyāmaḥ prāptāḥ kleśam anuttamam ||
તે દાહમાંથી મુક્ત થઈ આજે અમે આ વૃક્ષની નીચે આશ્રય લીધો છે. કઈ દિશામાં જવું તે પણ ખબર નથી; અમે અતિશય કષ્ટમાં પડી ગયા છીએ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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In crisis, immediate refuge and collective deliberation come first: even after escaping danger, confusion and suffering may persist, and the ethical response is to seek shelter, acknowledge uncertainty honestly, and choose the next step with care rather than panic.
After being saved from a destructive burning, the group has taken shelter under a tree. They are exhausted and distressed, and they confess that they do not know which direction to go next, describing their hardship as extreme.
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