Shloka 3
ताराशोकविनोदनम्
Consolation of Tara and Counsel on Succession
शोच्या शोचसि कं शोच्यं दीनं दीनाऽनुकम्पसे।कस्य कोवाऽनुशोच्योऽस्ति देहेऽस्मिन् बुद्बुदोपमे।।
śocyā śocasi kaṃ śocyaṃ dīnaṃ dīnā ’nukampase | kasya ko vā ’nuśocyo ’sti dehe ’smin budbudopame ||
你本亦堪怜，却在哀恸——然而为谁而哀？又有何真可哀？此身如泡，脆弱无常；在这躯壳中，谁属谁，竟值得长久悲叹？
On hearing Hanuman's words, Tara, tormented by the death of her husband said to Hanuman who was waiting for her reply:
FAQs
Detachment grounded in truth (satya) about impermanence: recognizing the body’s fragility helps one return to dharmic duty rather than be consumed by sorrow.
Hanumān challenges Tārā’s intense lament by reminding her that embodied life is transient.
Spiritual clarity: the ability to speak truth that steadies others during crisis.