Shloka 25
ताराविलापः
Tārā’s Lament over Vāli
अभिवादयमानं त्वामङ्गदं त्वं यथा पुरा।दीर्घायुर्भव पुत्रेति किमर्थं नाभिभाषसे।।
abhivādayamānaṃ tvām aṅgadaṃ tvaṃ yathā purā | dīrghāyur bhava putreti kimarthaṃ nābhibhāṣase ||
اے انگد! جب تو اپنے پتا کو ادب سے سلام کرتا ہے، تو وہ تجھ سے پہلے کی طرح یہ کہہ کر کیوں نہیں بولتا: “بیٹا، دراز عمر ہو”؟
'Why do you not, with the words 'May you live long'', bless, as before, your son Angada who is greeting you? (said Tara).
FAQs
The elder’s blessing and acknowledgment sustain social and familial dharma; the verse highlights the pain when that protective speech falls silent at death.
Tārā laments that Vāli, near death, cannot respond to Aṅgada’s salutation with the customary paternal blessing.
Compassionate motherhood—Tārā advocates for the son’s emotional and moral need for a father’s final blessing.