Shloka 37

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

Sanskrit

हरिश्चन्द्र उवाच भगवन् राज्यं एतत् ते दत्तं निहतकण्टकम् ।

अवशिष्टम् इदं ब्रह्मन् अद्य देहत्रयं मम ॥

Transliteration

hariścandra uvāca bhagavan rājyam etat te dattaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam | avaśiṣṭam idaṃ brahmann adya deha-trayaṃ mama ||

Translation

Hariścandra berkata: “Wahai Yang Mulia lagi diberkati, kerajaan ini telah diserahkan kepadamu—kini bebas daripada duri (yakni musuh dan kesusahan telah disingkirkan). Wahai Brahmana, pada hari ini hanya ‘tubuh tiga lapis’ku sahaja yang masih tinggal.”

Speakers

• Hariścandra speaking (addressing a revered person—likely a Brahman/sage within the narrative frame)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Kingship (rājadharma)
• Renunciation/letting-go
• Impermanence of the body
• Completion of duty