Shloka 35
वालिवधोत्तरशोकः
Sugriva’s Remorse and Tara’s Lament after Vali’s Death
स्वर्गेऽपि शोकं च विवर्णतां चमया विना प्राप्प्यति वीर वाली।रम्ये नगेन्द्रस्य तटावकाशेविदेहकन्यारहितो यथा त्वम्।।
svarge 'pi śokaṃ ca vivarṇatāṃ ca mayā vinā prāpsyati vīra vālī | ramye nagendrasya taṭāvakāśe videhakanyārahito yathā tvam ||
स्वर्गेऽपि मया विना वीरः वाली शोकं च विवर्णतां च प्राप्स्यति; रम्ये नगेन्द्रतटावकाशे विदेहकन्यारहितो यथा त्वम्।
'O Rama! Vali will experience sorrow and become pale bereft of me even in heaven just as you are filled with sorrow even on a delightful mountain slope bereft of princess of Videha.
FAQs
It appeals to empathy as a dharmic mode of judgment—understanding another’s suffering by recognizing one’s own.
Tārā persuades Rāma by comparing Vāli’s dependence on her to Rāma’s longing for Sītā.
Compassionate understanding (dayā/karuṇā) as a guide for righteous action.