Shloka 65

Adhyaya 7 — Harishchandra Tested by Vishvamitra: The Gift of the Kingdom and the Pandava Curse-Backstory

Sanskrit

प्रसादितश्च तैः प्राह पुनरेव महामुनिः ।

मानुषत्वेऽपि भवतां भवित्री नैव सन्ततिः ॥

Transliteration

prasāditaś ca taiḥ prāha punar eva mahāmuniḥ | mānuṣatve 'pi bhavatāṃ bhavitrī naiva santatiḥ ||

Translation

ఇలా వారు ప్రసన్నం చేయగా మహర్షి మళ్లీ పలికాడు— “మీరు మానవజన్మ పొందినప్పటికీ, మీకు సంతానం ఉండదు.”

Word by Word

प्रसादितःappeased

चand

तैःby them

प्राहsaid

पुनःagain

एवindeed

महामुनिःthe great sage

मानुषत्वेin human state

अपिeven

भवताम्of you

भवित्रीwill be (there will be)

नnot

एवat all

सन्ततिःoffspring/progeny

Speakers

Mahāmuni (great sage) speaking to a group addressed as 'bhavatām' (plural); exact identities not specified in the provided verse

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "karuna", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

Karma and results (phala)Destiny/boon and limitationHuman birth and its conditionsLineage (santati) and continuity

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse underscores that even favorable outcomes (such as attaining human birth) can carry constraints shaped by prior causes. In dharmic ethics, results are nuanced: a blessing may be mixed with limitation, reminding one to pursue dharma and spiritual aims rather than relying solely on worldly continuities like lineage.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

This aligns most closely with Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita (genealogy and the continuation—or here, the interruption—of lineage), with an implicit karmaphala framing rather than cosmological sarga/pratisarga.

What is the esoteric significance?

Santati (progeny) can symbolize outward continuation (social identity, name, legacy). Its denial points inward: when external perpetuation is curtailed, the seeker is pushed toward inner continuity—knowledge, tapas, and liberation-oriented aims—rather than dependence on biological or social extension.