ताराशोकविनोदनम्
Consolation of Tara and Counsel on Succession
न ह्येषाबुद्धिरास्थेया हनूमन्नङ्गदं प्रति।पिता हि बन्धुः पुत्रस्य न माता हरिसत्तम।।
na hy eṣā buddhir āstheyā hanūmann aṅgadaṃ prati | pitā hi bandhuḥ putrasya na mātā harisattama ||
اے ہنومان! انگد کے بارے میں یہ خیال ہرگز نہ رکھنا۔ بیٹے کے لیے حقیقی سہارا اور رشتہ دار باپ ہی ہوتا ہے، ماں نہیں، اے وानروں میں برتر۔
'You are mother of a surviving son, Angada. You have to look after him in times to come. Think of the duties to be performed now.
Social dharma of guardianship as understood in royal lineages: the father (and then paternal line) bears primary responsibility for the son’s protection and planning.
Tārā challenges Hanumān’s succession-focused consolation by asserting traditional kinship roles surrounding Aṅgada’s security.
Frankness rooted in social norms: Tārā speaks plainly about lineage-duty even while grieving.