स निर्दशो राजपुत्रः स्पृष्टपूर्वो गरेण यत् । तेनावाप महाक्लेशं क्रंदमानो दिवानिशम्
sa nirdaśo rājaputraḥ spṛṣṭapūrvo gareṇa yat | tenāvāpa mahākleśaṃ kraṃdamāno divāniśam
गर्भातच विषाचा स्पर्श झाल्याने तो निरपराध राजपुत्र महाक्लेशात पडला आणि दिवस-रात्र अखंड रडत राहिला।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Scene: A royal chamber: an infant prince writhes and cries incessantly, attendants distressed; the atmosphere is heavy with fear of poison’s unseen force.
Adharmic acts can spread suffering beyond the immediate victim, harming even the innocent; compassion and restraint are central to dharma.
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