Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
वत्सो मे गोकुले बद्धः स्मरमाणो ममागमम् । सन्तिष्ठते पयोवृत्तिः कथं स्यात्स मया विना
vatso me gokule baddhaḥ smaramāṇo mamāgamam | santiṣṭhate payovṛttiḥ kathaṃ syātsa mayā vinā
నా దూడ గోశాలలో కట్టబడి ఉంది; నా రాకను తలచుకుంటూ నిలిచి ఉంది. అది పాలమీదే జీవిస్తుంది—నేను లేకుండా అది ఎలా బతుకుతుంది?
Dhenu/Nandinī (the cow)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The cow speaks of her calf tied in the cowshed, waiting and living only on milk; the scene alternates between the forest confrontation and a tender glimpse of the calf in the shed.
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Dharma is not abstract; it includes concrete care for those who depend on us—especially the helpless.
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