Shloka 111
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
मातामह ! पितः ! क्व गतोऽस्येहि बान्धव । इत्येवं वदतां यत्र ध्वनिः संश्रूयते महान् ॥
mātāmaha! pitaḥ! kva gato 'sy ehi bāndhava / ityevaṃ vadatāṃ yatra dhvaniḥ saṃśrūyate mahān
‘Datuk! Ayah! ke manakah dia pergi—kembalilah, wahai saudara!’ Demikianlah, di mana orang-orang sedemikian sedang berbicara, satu kekecohan besar kedengaran.
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FAQs
The plea ‘come back’ dramatizes the human refusal to accept impermanence. The Purāṇic lesson commonly drawn is to perform one’s duties (including funerary rites) with clarity, and to cultivate steadiness that can face separation.
Ākhyāna/Upākhyāna: narrative amplification through collective voice.
Calling to the departed is the psyche calling to what cannot return. It symbolically points to the need to turn the ‘call’ inward—toward the imperishable Self rather than the perishing form.