Shloka 4
Adhyaya 7 — Fall of Vasu
स कदाचिन्महाबाहुररण्येऽनुसरन् मृगम् ।
शुश्राव शब्दमसकृत् त्रायस्वेति च योषिताम् ॥
sa kadācin mahābāhur araṇye 'nusaran mṛgam /
śuśrāva śabdam asakṛt trāyasv eti ca yoṣitām
Suatu ketika, orang yang berlengan perkasa itu, saat mengejar seekor rusa di hutan, berulang kali mendengar suara ratapan para perempuan, “Selamatkan kami!”
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FAQs
The verse sets up a dharmic test: hearing repeated cries of “Save us!” obliges a capable person—especially one described as mahābāhu (heroic/royal)—to respond. It foregrounds rakṣā-dharma (the duty to protect), a recurring ethical axis in Purāṇic narratives.
This verse is primarily narrative (ākhyāna) rather than a direct instance of sarga/pratisarga/vaṁśa/manvantara/vaṁśānucarita. At most, it supports vaṁśānucarita indirectly if the ‘mighty-armed’ figure is a king/hero within a lineage account, but the verse itself does not state genealogy.
Symbolically, the forest (araṇya) often represents liminality and moral uncertainty; the deer-chase suggests distraction or pursuit of a fleeting objective. The repeated plea “trāyasva” functions as the awakening call of dharma/compassion that interrupts mere pursuit and redirects the hero toward protection and right action.