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
বিশ্বামিত্র বললেন—যাও, যাও, হে নরশ্রেষ্ঠ রাজা! যথাবিধি নিজের স্বধর্ম পালন করো। তোমার পথ মঙ্গলময় হোক, আর পথে কোনো বিঘ্ন বা প্রতিপক্ষ না থাকুক।
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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.