Shloka 31
Adhyaya 7 — Harishchandra Tested by Vishvamitra: The Gift of the Kingdom and the Pandava Curse-Backstory
विश्वामित्र उवाच
सर्वस्वं यदि मे दत्तं राज्यमुर्वो बलं धनम् ।
प्रभुत्वं कस्य राजर्षे राज्यस्थे तापसे मयि ॥
viśvāmitra uvāca
sarvasvaṃ yadi me dattaṃ rājyam urvo balaṃ dhanam |
prabhutvaṃ kasya rājarṣe rājyasthe tāpase mayi ||
Viśvāmitra nói: “Nếu mọi sự đã được ban cho ta—vương quốc, hỡi Urva, sức mạnh và của cải—thì quyền uy thuộc về ai, hỡi bậc vương hiền, khi ta, một khổ hạnh giả, đã an trú trong vương quốc ấy?”
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FAQs
The verse highlights a classic Purāṇic tension: material sovereignty (rājya, bala, dhana) can be transferred by gift, but moral/spiritual authority hinges on who truly upholds dharma. Viśvāmitra’s rhetorical question implies that when tapas (self-discipline and spiritual force) is present within a realm, kingship must recognize and accommodate that superior, non-material power—otherwise political authority becomes hollow.
This verse is primarily within ākhyāna (narrative exemplum) used to teach dharma; it does not directly advance sarga/pratisarga (creation), vaṃśa (genealogies), manvantara (cosmic ages), or vaṃśānucarita (dynastic histories), though it may be embedded in a broader narrative that supports dharmic instruction.
Esoterically, it encodes the idea that true “lordship” (prabhutva) is not merely external control but inner mastery. Tapas represents concentrated will and restraint; when such a force is “established in the kingdom,” it symbolizes the presence of an inner sovereign within the field of worldly life—suggesting that spiritual realization can supersede conventional hierarchies.