Shloka 36
कामीकवन-समागमः
Kāmyaka Forest Meeting: Kṛṣṇa’s Visit; Mārkaṇḍeya and Nārada Arrive
तस्या: कथं त्वनाथाया मद्विनाशाद् भुजड्गरम सफलास्ते भविष्यन्ति मयि सर्वे मनोरथा:,'भुजंगम! मेरे मरनेसे मेरी अनाथ माताके वे सभी मनोरथ जो मुझपर अवलम्बित थे, कैसे सफल हो सकेंगे?
tasyāḥ kathaṁ tv anāthāyā mad-vināśād bhujaṅgama raphalās te bhaviṣyanti mayi sarve manorathāḥ
ഹേ ഭുജംഗമേ! എന്റെ നാശത്തോടെ സംരക്ഷണമില്ലാത്തവളാകുന്ന എന്റെ മാതാവിന്റെ, എന്നിൽ ആശ്രയിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന എല്ലാ പ്രത്യാശകളും എങ്ങനെ സഫലമാകും?
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharma as responsibility toward dependents: one’s life and choices are ethically bound to the welfare of those who rely on us—especially a parent. Personal survival is framed not as self-interest but as a duty to protect and fulfill rightful hopes.
A speaker addresses a serpent, pleading that his death would leave his mother unprotected. He argues that since her hopes depend on him, his destruction would thwart her welfare, making his survival a moral necessity.