स्मरंती गोकुले बद्धं स्वसुतं क्षीरपायिनम् । दुःखेन रुदतीं तां स दृष्ट्वोवाच मृगाधिपः
smaraṃtī gokule baddhaṃ svasutaṃ kṣīrapāyinam | duḥkhena rudatīṃ tāṃ sa dṛṣṭvovāca mṛgādhipaḥ
Inalala niya ang sarili niyang guya na nakatali sa pamayanan ng mga pastol at sumisipsip pa ng gatas; sa dalamhati siya’y umiyak. Nang makita siyang umiiyak, nagsalita ang panginoon ng mga hayop.
Narrator (then tiger begins speaking next verse)
Tirtha: Arbuda (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The cow, eyes brimming, recalls her calf tied in the cowshed; the tiger pauses, watching her tears, the forest momentarily still.
Parental love and responsibility are powerful dharmic forces; even in danger, the mind turns to duties left behind.
The narrative unfolds in the Arbuda landscape; this verse highlights the ethical drama rather than a specific tīrtha.
None.
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