Shloka 62
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
तमागतं द्विजः क्रोधाद्वालमभ्याहनत् पदाः ।
वदंस्तथापि सोऽम्बेति नैवामुञ्चत मातरम् ॥
tam āgataṃ dvijaḥ krodhād vālam abhyāhanat padāḥ /
vadaṃs tathāpi so 'mbeti naivāmuñcata mātaram //
ब्राह्मणे समागते क्रुद्धेन स बालः पादेनाहतः। तथापि स “मातः!” इति रुरोद, मातरं न मुमोच।
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FAQs
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) can drive even a ‘dvija’ to injurious action, inviting reflection on restraint (dama) and compassion. Simultaneously, the child’s unwavering cry of “Ambe” underscores instinctive dependence and clinging—an image that can be read ethically as the natural bond of protection, and cautionarily as the seed of possessiveness if ungoverned.
Primarily within Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita (genealogical/character narrative): it is a characterizing vignette used to explain later developments in the Devi cycle. It is not sarga/pratisarga or manvantara-focused in this specific verse.
Symbolically, the brāhmaṇa’s kick born of anger can represent the disruptive force of tamas/rajas when discernment fails, while the child’s repeated “Ambe” suggests the psyche’s primal reaching for the Mother-principle (Śakti) as refuge. The refusal to release the mother hints at the deep-rooted grip of saṃskāras (impressions) that persist despite external shocks.