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

तेव्हा धन, बळ किंवा तपःशक्तीच्या मदाने कोणीही उन्मत्त (किंवा गर्विष्ठ) होत नसे; आणि कोणतीही स्त्री यौवनप्राप्तीपूर्वी प्रसूती करत नसे.

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