Shloka 30
भीष्मस्वप्न-स्मृत्युपाख्यानम् | Bhīṣma’s Dream-Linked Recollection of the Paraśurāma Combat
तामब्रवीच्च कौरव्य मम माता जले स्थिता । किमर्थ क्लिश्यसे भद्रे तथ्यमेव वदस्व मे
tām abravīc ca kauravya mama mātā jale sthitā | kimarthaṁ kliśyase bhadre tathyam eva vadasva me ||
तब राम ने कहा—“हे कौरव्य! मेरी माता जल में स्थित हैं। भद्रे! तू किस कारण अपने को इतना कष्ट देती है? मुझे सत्य-सत्य बता; स्पष्ट कह।”
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds satya (truthfulness) and compassionate clarity: one should not prolong suffering through concealment or self-torment, but speak the truth directly when duty and concern require it.
Rāma addresses a Kuru-descended woman, noting that his mother is standing in water (suggesting distress or a vow/penance), and urges the woman to explain honestly why she is suffering and what the real situation is.