Shloka 35
साम्ब-हरणम्, बलदेवस्य रोषः, हस्तिनापुर-आकर्षणम्
ततो निर्यातयाम् आसुः साम्बं पत्न्या समन्वितम् निष्क्रम्य स्वपुरात् तूर्णं कौरवा मुनिपुंगव
tato niryātayām āsuḥ sāmbaṃ patnyā samanvitam niṣkramya svapurāt tūrṇaṃ kauravā munipuṃgava
Kemudian, wahai resi termulia, para Kuru segera mengutus Sāmba beserta istrinya; ia pun cepat meninggalkan kota mereka.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Swift corrective action can prevent wider conflict, preserving communal stability.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: When a situation threatens escalation, take timely, proportionate steps (e.g., separation, mediation) to protect all parties.
Vishishtadvaita: Social dharma is upheld as part of the divinely ordered world, where governance serves the common good under the Lord’s overarching sovereignty.
Vamsha: Chandra
Dharma Exemplar: Rāja-dharma (maintaining social order through lawful expulsion)
Key Kings: Sāmba
FAQs
It marks a decisive social and political rupture—Sāmba’s removal from the Kuru city signals the escalation of tensions whose consequences unfold through dynastic fate and dharmic retribution.
Through brief, cause-and-effect narration: breaches of propriety and duty among royal houses set in motion outcomes that appear immediate (expulsion) and also karmically extended across lineages.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana frames history under Vishnu’s sovereignty—events in royal lineages unfold within the supreme order upheld by the Lord, where dharma and consequence are never accidental.