Shloka 110
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
हा पुत्र ! मित्र ! हा बन्धो ! भ्रातर् वत्स ! प्रियाद्य मे । हा पते ! भगिनि ! मातर्हा मातुल ! पितामह ॥
hā putra! mitra! hā bandho! bhrātar vatsa! priyādya me / hā pate! bhagini! mātar hā mātula! pitāmaha
हा पुत्र हा सखेत्येवं हा बान्धव भ्रातृ हा शिशो। हा प्रिये हा पतिः स्वसृ हा मातुल पितामह॥
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FAQs
The litany of relations shows how attachment spans every role; death cuts across all identities. The ethical implication is not cold detachment but a call to live dharmically, knowing separation is inevitable.
Ākhyāna/Upākhyāna: embedded speech to heighten the scene’s teaching impact.
The repeated ‘hā’ is mantra-like lament—mind clinging to names and roles. Esoterically, it points to nāma-rūpa (name-form) dissolving at death, urging the seeker to find the nameless ground of being.