Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
सोऽपि कृष्णपटे बालं दृष्ट्वाशीविषपीडितम् ।
नरेन्द्रलक्षणोपेतं चिन्तामाप नरेश्वरः ॥
so ’pi kṛṣṇapaṭe bālaṃ dṛṣṭvā śīviṣapīḍitam | narendralakṣaṇopetaṃ cintām āpa nareśvaraḥ ||
Nhà vua cũng vậy, thấy một đứa trẻ nằm trên tấm vải đen, bị rắn độc hành hạ, lại mang những dấu hiệu vương giả, liền rơi vào nỗi lo nghĩ.
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The sight of innocent suffering intensifies dharmic concern: power is measured by responsiveness to vulnerability, not by ornaments of rank.
Narrative instruction through exemplary events (ākhyāna), used to teach dharma and the instability of fortune.
Serpent-venom can symbolize kāla (time) and saṃsāric poison (kleśas). ‘Royal marks’ on a dying child underscore the futility of worldly signs before death.