Shloka 92
Adhyaya 8 — Vasu's Redemption
पक्षिण ऊचुः हरिश्चन्द्रस्ततो राजा चिन्तावस्थितजीवितः ।
प्रसीदेति वदन् पादावृषेरजग्राह विह्वलः ॥
pakṣiṇa ūcuḥ hariścandras tato rājā cintāvasthita-jīvitaḥ |
prasīdeti vadan pādāv ṛṣer ajagrāha vihvalaḥ ||
پرندوں نے کہا: تب بادشاہ ہریش چندر، جس کی جان فکرمند خیال میں جکڑی ہوئی تھی، مضطرب ہو کر “مہربانی فرما” کہتے ہوئے مُنی کے قدموں سے لپٹ گیا۔
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FAQs
Even a sovereign, when pressed by dharmic crisis and inner turmoil, must adopt humility and seek guidance from the spiritually authoritative (ṛṣi). The act of grasping the sage’s feet (pādāgrahaṇa) signifies surrender of ego and recognition that dharma is higher than royal power.
This verse functions primarily as ākhyāna (exemplary narrative) used to teach dharma rather than directly presenting sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita. It most closely supports vaṃśānucarita-type ethical exempla when Harishchandra is treated as a famed royal figure whose conduct illustrates dharmic ideals.
The ‘life fixed in anxiety’ (cintāvasthita-jīvita) points to bondage through mental agitation; the turning toward the sage and the plea “prasīda” symbolizes the inward movement from self-will to grace (anugraha). The feet of the ṛṣi represent grounded dharma—contact with them is a symbolic re-rooting of the shaken mind in higher order.