Shloka 44
Adhyaya 7 — Harishchandra Tested by Vishvamitra: The Gift of the Kingdom and the Pandava Curse-Backstory
विश्वामित्र उवाच ।
गच्छ गच्छ नृपश्रेष्ठ स्वधर्ममनुपालय ।
शिवश्च तेऽध्वा भवतु मा सन्तु परिपन्थिनः ॥
viśvāmitra uvāca gaccha gaccha nṛpaśreṣṭha svadharmam anupālaya / śivaś ca te ’dhvā bhavatu mā santu paripanthinaḥ
বিশ্বামিত্ৰ ক’লে—যোৱা, যোৱা, হে ৰাজশ্ৰেষ্ঠ! নিজৰ স্বধৰ্ম যথাবিধি পালন কৰা। তোমাৰ পথ মঙ্গলময় হওক, আৰু বাটত কোনো বিঘ্ন বা প্ৰতিপক্ষ নাথাকক।
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FAQs
The verse reinforces svadharma as the stabilizing principle of ethical life: a ruler should not abandon role-based responsibility. The sage’s blessing links moral order (dharma) with practical well-being—when duty is upheld, one’s path is hoped to be ‘śiva’ (auspicious) and free from impediments.
This verse is not a direct exposition of sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṁśa/vaṁśānucarita. It fits most closely under vaṁśānucarita-style narrative material (conduct and episodes involving notable persons—here, a sage counseling a king), serving as dharma-instruction embedded in story.
‘Path’ (adhvā) can be read as the inner course of action and consequence: svadharma is the alignment that removes ‘paripanthinaḥ’—inner obstacles like confusion, fear, and adharma-driven impulses. ‘Śiva’ here functions as auspiciousness itself: the benefic power that attends right action.