Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 31
Ikṣvāku Dynasty: Vikukṣi’s Offense, Purañjaya’s Victory, Māndhātā’s Birth, and Saubhari’s Fall and Renunciation
कं धास्यति कुमारोऽयं स्तन्ये रोरूयते भृशम् । मां धाता वत्स मा रोदीरितीन्द्रो देशिनीमदात् ॥ ३१ ॥
kaṁ dhāsyati kumāro ’yaṁ stanye rorūyate bhṛśam māṁ dhātā vatsa mā rodīr itīndro deśinīm adāt
بچہ دودھ کے لیے بہت رویا؛ برہمن غمگین ہو کر بولے—“اسے کون دودھ پلائے گا؟” تب یَجْیَ میں پوجا گیا اندر آیا، بچے کو تسلی دی، اپنی شہادت کی انگلی اس کے منہ میں رکھ کر کہا—“مت رو؛ مجھے ہی پی لے۔”
FAQs
This verse shows Indra arranging care for a crying infant, illustrating that higher powers may facilitate protection and nourishment when a child is helpless.
Seeing the infant crying for breast-milk and lacking immediate maternal nursing, Indra ensured the child’s survival by appointing a caretaker.
Care for the vulnerable—especially children—should be treated as sacred duty; when we become instruments of protection and support, we align with dharma.