Shloka 69
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
सूर्यवंशप्रसूतो 'यं सुकुमारकराङ्गुलिः ।
सम्प्राप्तो विक्रयं बालो धिङ्मामस्तु सुदुर्मतिम् ॥
sūryavaṃśaprasūto 'yaṃ sukumārakarāṅguliḥ /
samprāpto vikrayaṃ bālo dhiṅ mām astu sudurmatim
“Ang batang ito—isinilang sa angkan ng Araw, na may malalambot pang kamay at mga daliri—ay dinala upang ipagbili. Kahihiyan sa akin, na may baluktot na pag-unawa!”
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FAQs
The verse stages a sharp moral shock: even one born to a revered lineage can be reduced to commodification when adharma prevails. The speaker’s self-censure (“dhiṅ mām”) models conscience—recognizing complicity and repudiating the mindset that treats a vulnerable child as property.
Primarily Vamśa (genealogy/lineage) by invoking the Sūryavaṃśa, and secondarily Dharma-oriented Itihāsa-style narrative instruction (upadeśa through story). It is not directly Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara in this single verse.
Symbolically, “Solar dynasty” implies innate luminosity/royal dharma, while “tender fingers” evokes unformed potential. The ‘sale’ becomes an image of the soul’s dignity being traded away under delusion; the turning point is the inner voice that condemns that delusion, the first movement back toward dharma.