Shloka 149
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
तत्र स्थितस्य तस्यापि राज्यं द्यूतेन हारितम् । भार्या हृता च पुत्रश्च स चैकाकी वनं गतः ॥
tatra sthitasya tasyāpi rājyaṃ dyūtena hāritam / bhāryā hṛtā ca putraś ca sa caikākī vanaṃ gataḥ
तेथे असतानाही जुगारामुळे त्याचे राज्य नष्ट झाले; त्याची पत्नी व पुत्रही हिरावून घेतले गेले. मग तो एकटाच वनात गेला.
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FAQs
Dyūta (gambling) is portrayed as a gateway to ruin—loss of wealth, social order, and family—reinforcing classical dharma literature’s warnings about addiction and reckless desire.
Ethical narrative (ākhyāna) illustrating dharma/adharma consequences; it is not Sarga/Manvantara but instructive history-like storytelling.
The ‘dice’ can signify chance-driven life where discernment is surrendered; the forest represents the stripping away of external identities, forcing confrontation with inner truth.