Shloka 49
Adhyaya 7 — Harishchandra Tested by Vishvamitra: The Gift of the Kingdom and the Pandava Curse-Backstory
पिबामो नेत्रभ्रमरैः कदा द्रक्ष्यामहे पुनः ।
यस्य प्रयातस्य पुरो यान्ति पृष्ठे च पार्थिवाः ॥
pibāmo netrabhramaraiḥ kadā drakṣyāmahe punaḥ /
yasya prayātasya puro yānti pṛṣṭhe ca pārthivāḥ
Bilakah kami akan menatap baginda lagi dan menyerap baginda dengan lebah-lebah mata kami?—baginda yang apabila berangkat, para raja berjalan di hadapan dan di belakangnya.
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FAQs
The verse evokes the poignancy of separation and the transience of worldly splendor: even one surrounded by royal honor (kings before and behind) becomes an object of memory and longing once departed. Ethically, it underscores how status is contingent, while affection, gratitude, and dharmic regard for a worthy ruler remain as enduring values in the hearts of dependents and well-wishers.
This verse is not directly a pancalakṣaṇa unit (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). It belongs more to vaṃśānucarita-style narrative coloring around royal life and its social aura, functioning as an illustrative poetic statement within the Purana’s frame-story discourse rather than a cosmological or genealogical datum.
The 'eye-bees' metaphor suggests the mind’s restless sensory movement (indriya-vṛtti) seeking sweetness (rasa) in a beloved or revered form. The royal procession imagery—kings both before and behind—can symbolize the ego’s sense of centrality supported by external validations; once the 'departed one' is gone, the seeker confronts absence, pointing inward to the impermanent nature of external honors and the deeper quest for what does not depart.