Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 31
Ikṣvāku Dynasty: Vikukṣi’s Offense, Purañjaya’s Victory, Māndhātā’s Birth, and Saubhari’s Fall and Renunciation
कं धास्यति कुमारोऽयं स्तन्ये रोरूयते भृशम् । मां धाता वत्स मा रोदीरितीन्द्रो देशिनीमदात् ॥ ३१ ॥
kaṁ dhāsyati kumāro ’yaṁ stanye rorūyate bhṛśam māṁ dhātā vatsa mā rodīr itīndro deśinīm adāt
हा कुमार स्तन्यासाठी फार रडू लागला; ब्राह्मण दुःखी होऊन म्हणाले—“याला कोण पाजणार?” तेव्हा यज्ञात पूजिला गेलेला इंद्र आला, बाळाला धीर देऊन तर्जनी त्याच्या तोंडात ठेवून म्हणाला—“रडू नकोस; मला पि.”
FAQs
This verse shows Indra arranging care for a crying infant, illustrating that higher powers may facilitate protection and nourishment when a child is helpless.
Seeing the infant crying for breast-milk and lacking immediate maternal nursing, Indra ensured the child’s survival by appointing a caretaker.
Care for the vulnerable—especially children—should be treated as sacred duty; when we become instruments of protection and support, we align with dharma.