Shloka 60
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
Sanskrit
पश्यैहि वत्स मामेवं मातरं दास्यतां गताम् ।
मां मा स्प्रार्क्षो राजपुत्र ! अस्पृश्याहं तवाधुना ॥
Transliteration
paśyaihi vatsa māmevaṃ mātaraṃ dāsyatāṃ gatām | māṃ mā sprārkṣo rājaputra! aspṛśyāhaṃ tavādhunā ||
Translation
“Masdan mo, mahal kong anak, masdan mo ako—ang iyong ina—na ibinaba sa kalagayan ng isang alilang babae. Huwag mo akong hipuin, O prinsipe; sapagkat ngayon ako’y hindi mo maaaring hipuin.”
Speakers
A mother addressing her son (rājaputra) within the Devi Mahatmyam narrative frame
Key Themes
DharmaSocial/ritual purity boundariesSuffering and reversal of fortuneCompassion and restraintDevi Mahatmyam narrative pathos