Shloka 15
ताराशोकविनोदनम्
Consolation of Tara and Counsel on Succession
न ह्येषाबुद्धिरास्थेया हनूमन्नङ्गदं प्रति।पिता हि बन्धुः पुत्रस्य न माता हरिसत्तम।।
na hy eṣā buddhir āstheyā hanūmann aṅgadaṃ prati | pitā hi bandhuḥ putrasya na mātā harisattama ||
હે હનૂમાન્, અઙ્ગદ વિષે આવી બુદ્ધિ ધારવી યોગ્ય નથી; પુત્ર માટે પિતા જ સાચો બંધુ અને રક્ષક છે, માતા નહિ, હે વાનરશ્રેષ્ઠ.
'You are mother of a surviving son, Angada. You have to look after him in times to come. Think of the duties to be performed now.
FAQs
Social dharma of guardianship as understood in royal lineages: the father (and then paternal line) bears primary responsibility for the son’s protection and planning.
Tārā challenges Hanumān’s succession-focused consolation by asserting traditional kinship roles surrounding Aṅgada’s security.
Frankness rooted in social norms: Tārā speaks plainly about lineage-duty even while grieving.