Shloka 37

Adhyaya 7 — Harishchandra Tested by Vishvamitra: The Gift of the Kingdom and the Pandava Curse-Backstory

Sanskrit

हरिश्चन्द्र उवाच भगवन् राज्यं एतत् ते दत्तं निहतकण्टकम् ।

अवशिष्टम् इदं ब्रह्मन् अद्य देहत्रयं मम ॥

Transliteration

hariścandra uvāca bhagavan rājyam etat te dattaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam | avaśiṣṭam idaṃ brahmann adya deha-trayaṃ mama ||

Translation

Hariścandra dijo: «Oh Bienaventurado, este reino te ha sido entregado—ahora está libre de espinas (es decir, han sido apartados los enemigos y las tribulaciones). Oh brahmán, hoy sólo permanece en mí este “cuerpo triple”».

Speakers

• Hariścandra speaking (addressing a revered person—likely a Brahman/sage within the narrative frame)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Kingship (rājadharma)
• Renunciation/letting-go
• Impermanence of the body
• Completion of duty