हरिश्चंद्रं नरपतिं राज्यसूयकरं परम् । राज्यं जग्राह सकलं चतुरंगबलान्वितम्
hariścaṃdraṃ narapatiṃ rājyasūyakaraṃ param | rājyaṃ jagrāha sakalaṃ caturaṃgabalānvitam
King Hariścandra—the ruler, supreme performer of the royal Rājasūya rite—had his entire kingdom seized, together with its fourfold army.
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narration style)
Even eminent rulers are subject to reversal; dharma is tested when power and possessions are taken away.
Indirectly, the Ayodhyā tīrtha narrative tied to Hariścandra’s wealth and its guardians.
No prescription; it references the Rājasūya to characterize Hariścandra’s royal eminence.