Shloka 148
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
एवं वर्षशतं पूर्णं गतं तत्र कुयोनिṣu । अपश्यच्च कदाचित् स राजा तत् स्वकुलोद्भवम् ॥
evaṃ varṣaśataṃ pūrṇaṃ gataṃ tatra kuyoniṣu / apaśyac ca kadācit sa rājā tat svakulodbhavam
இவ்வாறு அங்கு தாழ்ந்த பிறப்புகளுக்கிடையில் முழு நூறு ஆண்டுகள் கடந்தன. ஒருசமயம் அந்த அரசன் தன் சொந்த வம்சத்தில் பிறந்த ஒருவரைக் கண்டான்.
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FAQs
Even as one suffers degradation, worldly identity (family/lineage) remains a point of attachment; the text prepares the reader to see how such attachments lead to renewed grief.
Vamśānucarita-adjacent (lineage reference) but still within an ethical narrative illustrating karma; not a formal genealogical register.
‘Seeing one’s lineage’ symbolizes the resurfacing of saṃskāras (latent impressions) that reconstitute ego-identity even after radical experiential change.