Shloka 3
Bhīṣma on the Śara-Śayyā: Yudhiṣṭhira and Kṛṣṇa Approach the Eldest for Śānti
गोभि: समुद्रेण तथा गोलाड्गुलर्क्षवानरै: । गुप्ता रामभयोद्विगग्ना: क्षत्रियाणां कुलोद्स्वहा:
gobhiḥ samudreṇa tathā golāḍgula-r̥kṣa-vānaraiḥ | guptā rāma-bhayodvignāḥ kṣatriyāṇāṃ kulodvahāḥ ||
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯ ವಂಶದ ಭಾರವನ್ನು ಹೊತ್ತ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠರು ಪರಶುರಾಮನ ಭಯದಿಂದ ಕಳವಳಗೊಂಡು ಅಡಗಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದರು; ಗೋವುಗಳು, ಸಮುದ್ರ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಲಂಗೂರುಗಳು, ಕರಡಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ವಾನರಗಳು ಅವರನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸಿದವು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that the preservation of dharma and rightful lineage may be upheld through unexpected protectors; even animals and natural forces can serve as guardians when human society is threatened by violence or persecution.
Certain eminent Kṣatriyas, frightened of Paraśurāma’s wrath, go into hiding; they are said to be safeguarded by cows, the ocean, and forest animals such as langurs, bears, and monkeys.