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 ||
Para sa tunay mong kabutihan, O hari ng mga unggoy, nagsalita ako ng kapaki-pakinabang na payo bilang nagmamalasakit sa iyo; ngunit sa pagkahibang, hinamak mo ako dahil doon.
'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).