Shloka 3
Adhyaya 9 — Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra’s Mutual Curse: The Āḍi–Baka Battle and Brahmā’s Pacification
हरिश्चन्द्रस्य नाशञ्च राज्ञश्चोदारकर्मणः ।
चण्डालसम्प्रयोगञ्च भार्यातनयविक्रयम् ॥
hariścandrasya nāśaṃ ca rājñaś codāra-karmaṇaḥ | caṇḍāla-samprayogaṃ ca bhāryā-tanaya-vikrayam ||
(Er vernahm) von Hariścandras Verderben — jenes Königs von edlen Taten —, von seinem Umgang mit den Caṇḍālas und vom Verkauf seiner Gattin und seines Sohnes.
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FAQs
The narrative highlights dharma under social collapse: even when status is stripped away and taboo associations are forced, the inner vow (satya/dharma) is the true measure of nobility.
Carita—an exemplary life episode used to teach dharma and the testing of virtue.
Association with the ‘Caṇḍāla’ can symbolize confronting the shadow/impure margins of the self; the selling of dear ones symbolizes radical detachment and the burning away of possessiveness.