Shloka 23
दनु-शापकथा तथा सीताहरण-प्रश्नः
Danu’s Curse Narrative and Rama’s Inquiry about Sita
शोकार्तानामनाथानामेवं विपरिधावताम्।।3.71.23।।कारुण्यं सदृशं कर्तुमुपकारे च वर्तताम्।
śokārtānām anāthānām evaṃ viparidhāvatām | kāruṇyaṃ sadṛśaṃ kartum upakāre ca vartatām ||
Bagi mereka yang dilanda duka, tanpa pelindung, dan berlari-lari kebingungan demikian, patutlah menaruh belas kasih serta bertekun dalam pertolongan dan pelayanan.
Creatures like you may help those who, like orphans, run here and there, stricken with sorrow.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed as compassion-in-action: those capable should aid the grief-stricken and unprotected, turning empathy into concrete assistance.
Rāma appeals for help in his distressed condition, framing assistance as the appropriate response to sufferers who lack refuge.
Karunā (compassion) and upakāra (beneficent help) as active virtues rather than mere sentiment.