Shloka 67
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
काक काकेति वाशन्तं निमज्जन्तं महार्णवे । कृपया<5<5दाय हंसस्तं जलक्लिन्न सुदुर्दुशम्
kāka kāketi vāśantaṁ nimajjantaṁ mahārṇave | kṛpayā dāya haṁsas taṁ jalaklinnaṁ sudurduśam ||
Gagak itu menjerit, “Kāka! Kāka!” ketika ia sedang tenggelam di lautan maha luas. Tersentuh oleh belas kasihan, seekor angsa menaruh iba kepada makhluk yang kuyup dan malang itu lalu datang menolongnya—menunjukkan bahawa rahmat boleh dihulurkan bahkan kepada yang lemah dan terhimpit, tanpa mengira tabiat atau jenisnya.
काक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Compassion is a dharmic response to suffering: one should help the distressed when possible, even if the sufferer is insignificant or unlike oneself.
A crow, drowning in the great ocean, cries out in fear; a swan, moved by pity, takes mercy on the drenched and miserable crow and helps it.