Shloka 12
ताराविलापः
Tara’s Lament over Vāli
निश्श्रेयसपरा मोहात्त्वया चाहं विगर्हिता।यैषाऽब्रुवं हितं वाक्यं वानरेन्द्र हितैषिणी4.20.12।।
niśśreyasaparā mohāt tvayā cāhaṃ vigarhitā | yaiṣā 'bruvaṃ hitaṃ vākyaṃ vānarendra hitaiṣiṇī ||
निश्श्रेयसपराहं हितैषिणी वानरेन्द्र, हितं वाक्यमब्रुवम्; त्वं तु मोहात् तद्वाक्ये मम विगर्हां कृतवान्॥
'O lord of monkeys! wishing your well-being I tendered salutary advice. But out of delusion you despised them.
FAQs
Heeding wise counsel is part of righteous rule: rejecting truthful, welfare-seeking advice out of delusion leads to moral and practical ruin.
Tārā recalls that she had advised Vāli for his benefit, but he dismissed her words—now lamenting the outcome.
Tārā’s benevolence and commitment to truthful counsel (satya-hita-vākya).