Shloka 1
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
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putra uvāca | kṛṣṇāyasasyeva ca te saṃhatya hṛdayaṃ kṛtam | mama mātas tv akaruṇe vīraprajñe hy amarṣaṇe ||
ପୁତ୍ର କହିଲା—ମା, ତୋର ହୃଦୟ ଯେନେ କଳା ଲୋହାର ଗୋଟିଏ ଗଠାକୁ ଠୋକି-ପିଟି ଗଢ଼ାଯାଇଛି। ମୋର ମା ହୋଇ ମଧ୍ୟ ତୁ ଏତେ ନିର୍ଦୟ। ତୋର ବୁଦ୍ଧି ବୀରଙ୍କ ପରି, ଏବଂ ତୁ ସଦା ଅମର୍ଷ ଓ ଅଡ଼ିଗ ସଙ୍କଳ୍ପରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ।
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral tension: maternal softness versus the warrior’s demand for steadfastness. By calling his mother ‘without compassion’ yet ‘hero-minded,’ the son highlights that ethical action in a crisis may require hard resolve rather than indulgent pity—especially within a kṣatriya code centered on honor and duty.
At the start of the Vidulā episode, the son reacts to his mother’s stern exhortation. He complains that her heart is like forged iron—unyielding—despite her being his mother, and he characterizes her as possessing a warrior’s intellect and an uncompromising spirit.