Shloka 3

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

Sanskrit

बभूवुर्न ततोन्मत्ताः धनवीर्यतपोमदैः ।

नाजायन्त स्त्रियश्चैव काश्चिदप्राप्तयौवनाः ॥

Transliteration

babhūvur na tathonmattā dhana-vīrya-tapo-madaiḥ | nājāyanta striyaś caiva kāścid aprāpta-yauvanāḥ ||

Translation

ಆಗ ಧನ, ಬಲ ಅಥವಾ ತಪಃಶಕ್ತಿಯ ಮದದಿಂದ ಯಾರೂ ಉನ್ಮತ್ತರಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲ (ಅಥವಾ ಅಹಂಕಾರಿಗಳಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲ); ಯಾವ ಮಹಿಳೆಯೂ ಯೌವನಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಿಗೆ ಮುನ್ನ ಪ್ರಸವಿಸಲಿಲ್ಲ.

Speakers

• Not specified in the provided input (likely within the Purana’s running narration rather than Devi Mahatmyam dialogue)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Social order and restraint
• Ethics of power (wealth/strength/asceticism)
• Protection of women and proper life-stages