Shloka 30
शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः
The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death
तौ पुत्रमात्मन स्स्पृष्ट्वा तमासाद्य तपस्विनौ।निपेततुश्शरीरेऽस्य पिता चास्येदमब्रवीत्।।।।
tau putram ātmanaḥ spṛṣṭvā tam āsādya tapasvinau | nipetatuḥ śarīre 'sya pitā cāsyedam abravīt ||
اپنے بیٹے کے پاس پہنچ کر اور اُسے چھو کر، وہ دونوں تپسوی اُس کے جسم پر گر پڑے؛ تب اُس کے باپ نے یہ کلمات کہے۔
Both the ascetics stroking their son's body and collapsed upon it. And the father said:
FAQs
Recognition of relational duty: the parents’ touch and collapse reflect the sacred bond of family (pitṛ-dharma/mātṛ-dharma) and the gravity of harm done to dependents.
The blind ascetic couple physically confirms their son’s death and is overwhelmed; the father begins a lament addressed to the child.
Parental devotion and attachment—shown through immediate physical embrace and grief, underscoring the depth of familial responsibility.