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
Kaya nito, lumipas doon ang ganap na isang daang taon sa gitna ng mabababang kapanganakan. At minsan, nakita ng haring iyon ang isang taong isinilang mula sa sarili niyang angkan.
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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.