Shloka 133
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
प्राप्ते तु सप्तमे वर्षे श्मशानेऽथ मृतो द्विजः ।
आनीतो बन्धुभिर्दृष्टस्तेन तत्राधनो गुणी ॥
prāpte tu saptame varṣe śmaśāne 'tha mṛto dvijaḥ / ānīto bandhubhir dṛṣṭas tena tatrādhano guṇī
ولمّا حلّت السنة السابعة مات رجلٌ من «ذوي الولادتين» (براهمن)، وحمله أقرباؤه إلى موضع إحراق الجثث؛ وهناك رآه—فقيرًا ولكنّه كريم القدر جديرٌ بالاحترام—في ذلك المكان.
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FAQs
The meeting of social extremes at the cremation-ground—where all bodies end—levels pride and status. The ‘poor yet virtuous’ phrasing reinforces that guṇa (character) is ethically weightier than external rank.
Carita with didactic intent; no direct Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vamśa cataloging in this verse.
The ‘seventh year’ can function symbolically as maturation; the encounter with a dvija’s death signals a catalytic moment for remembrance and ethical reversal amid the universality of mortality.