Shloka 15
ताराविलापः
Tara’s Lament over Vāli
वैधव्यं शोकसन्तापं कृपणं कृपणा सती।अदुःखोपचिता पूर्वं वर्तयिष्याम्यनाथवत्।।4.20.15।।
vaidhavyaṃ śokasantāpaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ kṛpaṇā satī | aduḥkhopacitā pūrvaṃ vartayiṣyāmy anāthavat ||
Aku, yang dahulu tidak pernah mengenal dukacita, kini harus menjalani hidup sebagai balu yang hina, terbakar oleh kesedihan—bagai insan tanpa tempat berlindung.
'I have not experienced poverty or suffering before. Immersed in grief, like an orphan, now I am reduced to the pitiable condition of a widow.
FAQs
Dharma is inseparable from compassion: the verse foregrounds the social and emotional vulnerability created by death, urging sensitivity to those left without protection.
Tārā anticipates her life after Vāli’s death—widowhood and grief replacing former security.
Endurance and frank self-awareness in the face of sudden vulnerability.