Shloka 11
कमुपादाय शकक््येयं गन्तुं कष्टापदुत्तमा । कि नु कृत्वा कृतं कार्य भवेदिति च विह्नला । नापश्यत् स्वधिया मोक्ष स्वसुतानां तदानलातू,हाय! मुझपर बड़ी भारी कष्टदायिनी आपत्ति आ पड़ी। इन चारों बच्चोंमेंसे किसको लेकर मैं इस आगको पार कर सकूँगी। क्या करनेसे मेरा कार्य सिद्ध हो सकता है? इस प्रकार विचार करते-करते जरिता अत्यन्त विह्नल हो गयी; परंतु अपने पुत्रोंको उस आगसे बचानेका कोई उपाय उस समय उसके ध्यानमें नहीं आया
kam upādāya śakyeyaṁ gantuṁ kaṣṭāpaduttamā | ki nu kṛtvā kṛtaṁ kāryaṁ bhaved iti ca vihvalā | nāpaśyat svadhiyā mokṣaṁ svasutānāṁ tadānalāt ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: Oprimida pela mais grave aflição, Jaritā pensou: “Levando quem poderei atravessar este terrível perigo? Que devo fazer para que o meu dever se cumpra de verdade?” Assim, vacilante e confusa, não conseguiu, por seu próprio entendimento, ver naquele momento qualquer meio de resgatar os filhos do fogo.
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
In extreme distress, even sincere duty can become clouded by confusion; the verse highlights the ethical weight of responsibility (especially parental protection) and the limits of unaided intellect in sudden catastrophe, implying the need for presence of mind, counsel, or timely means when dharma must be enacted under pressure.
Jaritā faces a fire threatening her four sons. She anxiously deliberates whom she can carry to safety and what action would truly fulfill her duty, but in her agitation she cannot find any immediate way to save them from the flames.