Shloka 7
Adhyaya 3 — The Dharmapakshis’ Past-Life Curse and Indra’s Test of Truthfulness
गर्भस्थानां मृता माता पित्रा नैवापि पालिताः ।
त्वया नो जीवितं दत्तं शिशवो येन रक्षिताः ॥
garbhasthānāṃ mṛtā mātā pitrā naivāpi pālitāḥ / tvayā no jīvitaṃ dattaṃ śiśavo yena rakṣitāḥ
جب ہم رحم میں تھے تو ہماری ماں وفات پا گئی، اور باپ نے بھی ہماری پرورش نہ کی۔ آپ ہی نے ہمیں زندگی عطا کی؛ آپ ہی نے ہمیں شیرخوار بچوں کی طرح حفاظت دی۔
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FAQs
The verse foregrounds the dharmic imperative of rakṣaṇa (protection) and pālana (nurture), especially toward those who cannot protect themselves (the unborn and infants). It also frames survival as contingent upon compassionate guardianship—suggesting that when ordinary social supports (mother/father) fail, a higher protector (a benefactor, king, sage, or divine agency depending on context) becomes the instrument of life.
This verse aligns most closely with Vaṃśānucarita / Carita (narrative episodes illustrating conduct and lived consequences) rather than Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa proper. It is a moral-narrative statement embedded in dialogue/storytelling that supports dharma-teaching through example.
Symbolically, 'womb-situated' beings represent the jīva in a state of dependence and unformed agency; the death/absence of parental care signifies the collapse of worldly supports. The 'you' who grants life and protection can be read as the sustaining principle (īśvara/anugraha or protective śakti) that carries beings through precarious thresholds (garbha to birth), emphasizing grace and unseen guardianship as a metaphysical safeguard.