Shloka 24
अनादिनिधन ये त्वामनुध्यायन्ति वै नरा: । तांस्त्वं पासीत्ययं वाद: स गतो व्यर्थतां कथम्
anādinidhana ye tvām anudhyāyanti vai narāḥ | tāṁs tvaṁ pāsi ity ayaṁ vādaḥ sa gato vyarthatāṁ katham ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: “O Panginoon, ikaw ay walang simula at walang wakas. Yaong mga taong walang humpay na nagmumuni at umaalaala sa iyo ay tiyak na iyong pinangangalagaan sa oras ng panganib. Paano, kung gayon, nagmistulang walang saysay ang ipinahayag mong panata?”
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical-religious expectation that steadfast contemplation (anudhyāna) of the eternal Lord entails divine protection; it raises a moral challenge when lived experience appears to contradict that promise, inviting reflection on faith, karma, and the timing/means of divine aid.
The speaker frames a pointed question to the addressed Lord: if it is a known principle that devotees who constantly remember you are protected, why does that principle appear to have failed here? The line functions as a lament and a theological inquiry within the unfolding events.