हरिश्चंद्रं नरपतिं राज्यसूयकरं परम् । राज्यं जग्राह सकलं चतुरंगबलान्वितम्
hariścaṃdraṃ narapatiṃ rājyasūyakaraṃ param | rājyaṃ jagrāha sakalaṃ caturaṃgabalānvitam
परम राजसूय-कर्ता राजा हरिश्चन्द्र—नरपति—का समूचा राज्य, चतुरंगिणी सेना सहित, हरण कर लिया गया।
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)
Scene: A consecrated king Hariścandra, once radiant with rājasūya glory, stands amid seized regalia as officials and soldiers of the fourfold army are taken away; the mood is solemn, emphasizing dharma’s testing.
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.
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