Shloka 119
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
स राजा तत्र सम्प्राप्तो दुःखितः शोचनॊद्यतः ।
हा भृत्या मन्त्रिणो विप्राः तद्राज्यं विधे गतम् ॥
sa rājā tatra samprāpto duḥkhitaḥ śocanodyataḥ /
hā bhṛtyā mantriṇo viprāḥ tad rājyaṃ vidhe gatam
وہ بادشاہ غم سے نڈھال، رونے کو آمادہ ہو کر اُس مقام پر پہنچا—“ہائے! میرے خادم، میرے وزیر، میرے برہمن! تقدیر کے ہاتھوں وہ سلطنت برباد ہو گئی!”
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FAQs
Power and prosperity are unstable; when dharma-supporting structures (counsel, priestly guidance, loyal service) collapse, the ruler confronts impermanence and the consequences of prior causes.
Vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna-style human story used pedagogically; not a direct sarga/pratisarga/manvantara passage.
The ‘kingdom’ can signify the inner kingdom of the senses and mind: when order is lost, the ‘king’ (ego/agent) grieves—prompting a turn toward higher sovereignty (ātman/dharma).