Shloka 21
ताराविलापः
Tara’s Lament over Vāli
किं मामेवं विलपतीं प्रेम्णा त्वं नाभिभाषसे।इमाः पश्य वरा बह्वीर्भार्यास्ते वानरेश्वर4.20.21।।
kiṃ mām evaṃ vilapatīṃ premṇā tvaṃ nābhibhāṣase |
imāḥ paśya varā bahvīr bhāryās te vānarēśvara ||
ಹೇ ವಾನರೇಶ್ವರ, ನಾನು ಹೀಗೆ ಅಳಲಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೂ ನೀನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದ ನನಗೆ ಏಕೆ ಮಾತಾಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ? ನೋಡು—ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಅನೇಕ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಪತ್ನಿಯರು ಇದ್ದಾರೆ.
'(To Vali she said) O lord of monkeys! Why don't you speak to me loving words when I am wailing this way? Here are your excellent wives!'
FAQs
It highlights relational dharma: the bonds of spouse and household, and the pain when death ends dialogue and duty within the family.
Tārā laments beside the dying Vāli, yearning for a loving response and drawing attention to his household.
Tārā’s steadfast attachment and sincerity—she speaks directly from grief without pretense.