Shloka 83
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
य॑ं दृष्टवा पितुरुत्सज़े शयानं देवरूपिणम् । अन्योन्यमन्रुवन् देवा: कमयं धास्यतीति वै,“जब वे शिशु-अवस्थामें पिताके पेटसे पैदा हो उनकी गोदमें सो रहे थे, उस समय उनका रूप देवताओंके बालकोंके समान दिखायी देता था। उस अवस्थामें उन्हें देखकर देवता आपसमें बात करने लगे “यह मातृहीन बालक किसका दूध पीयेगा”
yaṁ dṛṣṭvā pitur utsaṅge śayānaṁ devarūpiṇam | anyonyam anruvan devāḥ kam ayaṁ dhāsyatīti vai ||
यं दृष्ट्वा पितुरुत्सङ्गे शयानं देवरूपिणम् । अन्योन्यमब्रुवन् देवाḥ—कस्य दुग्धं धास्यतीति वै ॥
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds compassion and responsibility toward a helpless being: even the gods respond with concern for the motherless infant’s nourishment, implying that dharma begins with protecting and sustaining life, especially when it is vulnerable.
A newborn child, lying asleep in his father’s lap and appearing godlike, is seen by the gods. They confer among themselves, wondering who will provide milk for the infant since he is without a mother.