Shloka 182
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
हा नाथ ! राजन् ! भवता मामनाश्वास्य दुःखिताम् ।
क्वापि सन्तिष्ठता स्थाने विश्रब्धं स्थीयते कथम् ॥
hā nātha! rājan! bhavatā mām anāśvāsya duḥkhitām | kvāpi santiṣṭhatā sthāne viśrabdhaṃ sthīyate katham ||
ข้าแต่นาย ข้าแต่พระราชา! หากมิได้ปลอบประโลมข้าพเจ้าในยามทุกข์ แล้วผู้ใดเล่าจะดำรงอยู่อย่างสงบได้ ไม่ว่า ณ ที่ใดก็ตาม?
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FAQs
Even amid catastrophe, dharma includes interpersonal responsibility—especially the duty to reassure and protect the vulnerable within the household.
Narrative ethics (ākhyāna) illustrating practical dharma in domestic/royal life.
The ‘place’ (sthāna) is not secure without inner steadiness; the plea for reassurance hints that true refuge is stability of mind/heart, not geography.