Shloka 3136
मानुषत्वमनुप्राप्तो नैने शोचितुमरहसि । 'शोभने! ये महातेजस्वी वसु थे, वसिष्ठजीके शाप-दोषसे इन्हें मनुष्य-योनिमें आना पड़ा था। अतः इनके लिये शोक नहीं करना चाहिये
mānuṣatvam anuprāpto naine śocitum arhasi | śobhane ye mahātejasvī vasavaḥ te vasiṣṭhajī-śāpa-doṣeṇa manuṣya-yoniṃ prāptāḥ | ataḥ eteṣāṃ kṛte śoko na kartavyaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Agora que eles alcançaram a condição humana, não deves lamentar por eles. Ó formosa, aqueles Vasus radiantes foram compelidos a entrar num nascimento humano por causa da falta incorrida em virtude da maldição de Vasiṣṭha. Portanto, não é apropriado entristecer-se por eles.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Grief should be tempered by understanding causality (karma and śāpa): when suffering or an unwanted condition arises from a prior fault and its consequence, lamentation is portrayed as inappropriate; one should respond with discernment and acceptance aligned with dharma.
Vaiśampāyana consoles a woman addressed as “Śobhane,” explaining that the radiant Vasus have taken human birth because of Vasiṣṭha’s curse; since their human incarnation is a consequence of that curse, she is advised not to mourn for them.