Shloka 15
ताराशोकविनोदनम्
Consolation of Tara and Counsel on Succession
न ह्येषाबुद्धिरास्थेया हनूमन्नङ्गदं प्रति।पिता हि बन्धुः पुत्रस्य न माता हरिसत्तम।।
na hy eṣā buddhir āstheyā hanūmann aṅgadaṃ prati | pitā hi bandhuḥ putrasya na mātā harisattama ||
ହେ ହନୁମାନ, ଅଙ୍ଗଦଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଏପରି ବୁଦ୍ଧି ଧାରଣ କରିବା ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ନୁହେଁ। ପୁତ୍ରଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ପିତା ହିଁ ସତ୍ୟ ବନ୍ଧୁ ଓ ରକ୍ଷକ; ମାତା ନୁହେଁ, ହେ ବାନରଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ।
'You are mother of a surviving son, Angada. You have to look after him in times to come. Think of the duties to be performed now.
FAQs
Social dharma of guardianship as understood in royal lineages: the father (and then paternal line) bears primary responsibility for the son’s protection and planning.
Tārā challenges Hanumān’s succession-focused consolation by asserting traditional kinship roles surrounding Aṅgada’s security.
Frankness rooted in social norms: Tārā speaks plainly about lineage-duty even while grieving.