Shloka 16
ताराशोकविनोदनम्
Consolation of Tara and Counsel on Succession
न हि मम हरिराजसंश्रयात्क्षमतरमस्ति परत्र चेह वा।अभिमुखहतवीरसेवितंशयनमिदं मम सेवितुं क्षमम्।।
na hi mama harirāja-saṃśrayāt kṣamataram asti paratra ceha vā | abhimukha-hata-vīra-sevitaṃ śayanam idaṃ mama sevitum kṣamam ||
Bagiku, tiada perlindungan yang lebih aman dan lebih layak—di dunia ini maupun di alam seberang—selain bersandar pada raja vānarā. Maka pantaslah aku menempati pembaringan ini, yang pernah dipakai oleh sang pahlawan yang gugur di hadapanku.
'You are aware of the uncertain and transient happenings in the lives of living beings. Therefore, a wise lady should do auspicious work in this world.
FAQs
Marital fidelity as a vowed dharma (pativratā-ideal in epic ethics): Tārā frames her identity and refuge as inseparable from her husband, even beyond death.
Tārā declares her intention to follow Vāli in death, choosing his pyre/resting place as her own.
Single-minded devotion and resolve—though expressed through the extremity of grief.