Shloka 179
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
एवं दृष्ट्वा हि मे बालं मातुरुत्सङ्गशायिनम् ।
स्मृतिमभ्यागतो बालो रोहिताश्वोऽब्जलोचनः ॥
evaṃ dṛṣṭvā hi me bālaṃ mātur utsaṅgaśāyinam | smṛtim abhyāgato bālo rohitāśvo ’bjalocanaḥ ||
เมื่อเห็นทารกนอนอยู่บนตักมารดาเช่นนั้น เด็กชายโรหิตาศวะ ผู้มีดวงตาดุจดอกบัว ก็หวนกลับมาในความทรงจำของข้าพเจ้าอีกครั้ง
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FAQs
Suffering revives attachment and remembrance; Purāṇic ethics often show how grief can both humanize and destabilize, urging steadiness (dhairya) alongside compassion.
It is part of an ākhyāna illustrating dharma through lived experience; it supports the Purāṇic aim of teaching conduct via exemplars.
The mother’s lap is a symbol of saṃsāric shelter; the mind, seeing it threatened, reactivates deep saṃskāras (impressions) tied to one’s own ‘inner child’ and legacy.