Shloka 80
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
वित्तक्रीतेन यो ह्यर्थो मया प्रेष्येण मानवः ।
स ब्रवीतु त्वरायुक्तो यावत् तपति भास्करः ॥
vittakrītena yo hy artho mayā preṣyeṇa mānavaḥ | sa bravītu tvarāyukto yāvat tapati bhāskaraḥ ||
“Này người kia, bất cứ việc gì ta—kẻ sứ giả của ngươi—đã thu xếp được nhờ sự chi trả, hãy bảo hắn báo cáo ngay lập tức, khẩn cấp, khi Mặt Trời còn chiếu sáng (tức trước khi hết ngày).”
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FAQs
The verse stresses niyama (discipline) and kāla-bodha (awareness of time): tasks done through delegated agents must be promptly reported, and delay is treated as a fault in duty. The ‘while the Sun shines’ idiom underscores accountability within a defined time-bound window.
This verse is not directly about sarga (creation), pratisarga, vaṁśa (genealogy), manvantara, or vaṁśānucarita (dynastic narratives). It fits best as ancillary dharma/nīti instruction embedded within narrative (a common Purāṇic feature, but outside the strict pañcalakṣaṇa core).
‘Bhāskara’ functions as a symbol of pratyakṣa-sākṣitva (the visible witness): the Sun marks lawful time and public accountability. Acting and reporting ‘before the Sun sets’ implies completing karma without concealment and before the day’s moral ledger closes.