Shloka 49

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

Sanskrit

पिबामो नेत्रभ्रमरैः कदा द्रक्ष्यामहे पुनः ।

यस्य प्रयातस्य पुरो यान्ति पृष्ठे च पार्थिवाः ॥

Transliteration

pibāmo netrabhramaraiḥ kadā drakṣyāmahe punaḥ /

yasya prayātasya puro yānti pṛṣṭhe ca pārthivāḥ

Translation

¿Cuándo volveremos a contemplarlo y a beberlo con las abejas de nuestros ojos?—a aquel que, cuando sale, lleva a reyes caminando delante de él y detrás de él.

Speakers

• Dharmapakshis (the wise birds) within the Markandeya Purana frame narrative (exact bird-speaker unspecified for this single verse)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Kingship
• Impermanence
• Loyalty and remembrance
• Poetic imagery (rasa)