Shloka 573

Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha

Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context

Devanagari script

ततो दृष्ट्वा प्ररुरुदु: को5स्मान्‌ संविभजिष्यति । उनका संन्यास लेनेका विचार जानकर पितरोंसहित समस्त प्राणी यह कहते हुए रोने लगे “कि अब हमें कौन विभागपूर्वक अन्नदान करेगा”

Transliteration

tato dṛṣṭvā praruruduḥ ko ’smān saṁvibhajiṣyati |

Translation

ଏହା ଦେଖି ସେମାନେ ଫୁଟିକି କାନ୍ଦି ପଡ଼ିଲେ—“ଏବେ ଆମ ପ୍ରାପ୍ୟ ଭାଗ କିଏ ବଣ୍ଟନ କରିବ?” ସେ ସନ୍ନ୍ୟାସ ନେବାକୁ ଭାବୁଛନ୍ତି ବୋଲି ଜାଣି, ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀ କରୁଣ ବିଲାପ କଲେ—“ଏବେ ବିଭାଗପୂର୍ବକ ଅନ୍ନଦାନ କିଏ କରିବ?”

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

प्ररुरुदुःthey wept, cried aloud

कःwho?

अस्मान्us

संविभजिष्यतिwill distribute (duly/according to shares)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Pitṛs (ancestors)

sarva-prāṇi (all beings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of orderly distribution and food-giving (anna-dāna) as a sustaining duty. When a key supporter considers renunciation, dependents—including the ancestral realm (Pitṛs)—fear disruption of dharmic maintenance, showing how personal spiritual choices can affect communal and ritual obligations.

What is happening in the narrative?

Observers realize that a central figure is considering saṃnyāsa (renunciation). In response, beings along with the Pitṛs lament, asking who will now properly apportion shares and provide food-gifts, indicating anxiety over the collapse of established support and distribution.