Shloka 152
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
अपश्यत् पुनरेवापि भार्यां स्वं सहपुत्रकाम् । त्रायस्व त्वं हरिश्चन्द्र किं द्यूतेन तव प्रभो ॥
apaśyat punar evāpi bhāryāṃ svaṃ sahaputrakām / trāyasva tvaṃ hariścandra kiṃ dyūtena tava prabho
De novo ele viu a própria esposa junto com o filho. (Ela disse:) “Salva-nos, ó Hariścandra! Que tem o jogo a ver contigo, ó senhor?”
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FAQs
The plea underscores that private vice (dyūta) becomes collective suffering, harming dependents; dharma includes responsibility and self-control to protect those under one’s care.
A moral narrative embedded in the Purāṇic corpus; it supports dharma teaching rather than enumerating Sarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa in a technical way.
The ‘vision’ of wife and son can be read as conscience (antarātman) confronting the ruler with the human cost of desire-driven actions.