Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 8, Shloka 119
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
स राजा तत्र सम्प्राप्तो दुःखितः शोचनॊद्यतः ।
हा भृत्या मन्त्रिणो विप्राः तद्राज्यं विधे गतम् ॥
sa rājā tatra samprāpto duḥkhitaḥ śocanodyataḥ /
hā bhṛtyā mantriṇo viprāḥ tad rājyaṃ vidhe gatam
ກະສັດນັ້ນໄດ້ໄປຮອດສະຖານທີ່ນັ້ນ ດ້ວຍຄວາມໂສກເສົ້າ ແລະເກືອບຈະຮ້ອງໄຫ້ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ້! ຂ້າຮັບໃຊ້ຂອງຂ້ອຍ, ອະມາດຂອງຂ້ອຍ, ພຣາຫມັນຂອງຂ້ອຍ! ອານາຈັກນັ້ນພິນາດໄປໂດຍຊະຕາກຳ!»
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FAQs
Power and prosperity are unstable; when dharma-supporting structures (counsel, priestly guidance, loyal service) collapse, the ruler confronts impermanence and the consequences of prior causes.
Vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna-style human story used pedagogically; not a direct sarga/pratisarga/manvantara passage.
The ‘kingdom’ can signify the inner kingdom of the senses and mind: when order is lost, the ‘king’ (ego/agent) grieves—prompting a turn toward higher sovereignty (ātman/dharma).