Shloka 59
Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses
साहं यथा ते दुःखार्ते मत्कृते कन्यके पितः ।
तथा स्थास्यामि तद्दुःखे तच्छोकानलतापिता ॥
sāhaṃ yathā te duḥkhārte matkṛte kanyake pitaḥ / tathā sthāsyāmi tadduḥkhe tacchokānalatāpitā
ഹേ കന്യയുടെ പിതാവേ! എന്റെ കാരണത്താൽ നിങ്ങളെ ദുഃഖത്തിൽ പീഡിതനായി ഞാൻ കണ്ടതുപോലെ, ഞാനും അതേ ദുഃഖത്തിൽ തന്നെ നിലകൊള്ളും—ആ ദുഃഖാഗ്നിയിൽ ദഹിച്ച് വേദനിക്കും.
FAQs
The verse foregrounds empathy and moral accountability: one who becomes the cause of another’s grief should not be indifferent to its consequences, but recognize and share the burden of suffering.
Primarily Manvantara: the Purāṇa embeds ethical narratives within the account of a specific Manu’s era, illustrating dharma through exemplary (or cautionary) episodes.
“Fire of grief” (śokānala) is a classic inner-heat metaphor: sorrow is depicted as an internal conflagration, implying that healing requires not only external remedy but also the cooling of the mind through right resolution and restoration.