Shloka 68
Adhyaya 7 — Harishchandra Tested by Vishvamitra: The Gift of the Kingdom and the Pandava Curse-Backstory
एतस्मात् कारणात् पञ्च पाण्डवेया महारथाः ।
न दारसंग्रहं प्राप्ताः शापात् तस्य महामुनेः ॥
etasmāt kāraṇāt pañca pāṇḍaveyā mahārathāḥ | na dārasaṃgrahaṃ prāptāḥ śāpāt tasya mahāmuneḥ ||
Pour cette raison, les cinq grands guerriers de char, fils de Pāṇḍu, n’obtinrent pas la possibilité de prendre épouse, en raison de la malédiction de ce grand sage.
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FAQs
The verse underscores karmic causality and the recognized potency of a ṛṣi’s śāpa: social goods such as marriage and household life can be delayed or obstructed by prior actions and their consequences. It also implies a dharmic caution—one should avoid conduct that provokes the displeasure of the spiritually accomplished, since the ripple effects can shape even major life-stages (āśrama-dharma).
Primarily within Vaṃśānucarita (accounts of dynasties and notable persons) and, secondarily, within Manvantara-related narrative flow when genealogies are situated in cosmic-chronological framing. This specific line functions as etiological explanation inside an epic-genealogical account rather than sarga/pratisarga.
On an inner-reading, ‘dāra-saṃgraha’ (entering marital/householder integration) can symbolize the mind’s ‘joining’ with worldly bindings; the curse represents unresolved saṃskāras that obstruct integration and fruition. The verse thus points to the idea that latent karmic forces (śāpa as a narrative form) can suspend expected life-progress until the underlying cause is addressed or exhausted.