Shloka 8
Adhyaya 9 — Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra’s Mutual Curse: The Āḍi–Baka Battle and Brahmā’s Pacification
सपत्नीभृत्यपुत्रस्तु प्रापितो 'न्त्यां दशां नृपः ।
स राज्याच्च्यावितो 'नेन बहुशश्च खिलीकृतः ॥
sapatnībhṛtyaputras tu prāpito 'ntyāṃ daśāṃ nṛpaḥ / sa rājyāc cyāvito 'nena bahuśaś ca khilīkṛtaḥ
Raja itu—bersama permaisuri, para hamba, dan anak-anaknya—dibawa ke tahap kesengsaraan yang paling akhir. Baginda diusir dari kerajaannya oleh orang ini dan berulang kali dikenakan penghinaan.
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FAQs
The text highlights how injustice spreads beyond the primary victim to dependents (wife, servants, sons). Dharma is social as well as personal: wrongdoing destabilizes an entire household and polity.
Ānucarita: a moral-historical vignette illustrating the consequences of adharmic aggression.
Expulsion from ‘rājya’ symbolizes loss of inner order; repeated humiliation (‘bahuśaḥ khilīkṛtaḥ’) suggests the karmic grinding that forces transformation—here, leading toward curse and altered embodiment.