Shloka 15
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 ||
Hỡi Hanumān, chớ ôm giữ ý nghĩ ấy đối với Aṅgada. Vì cha mới là bậc thân quyến che chở chân thật của con trai, chứ không phải mẹ, ôi bậc tối thắng trong loài Vānara.
'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.
FAQs
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.