आसीद्राजा हरिश्चंद्रस्त्रिशंकुतनयः पुरा । अयोध्याधिपतिः श्रीमान्सूर्यवंशसमुद्भवः
āsīdrājā hariścaṃdrastriśaṃkutanayaḥ purā | ayodhyādhipatiḥ śrīmānsūryavaṃśasamudbhavaḥ
Thuở xưa có vua Hariścandra, con của Triśaṅku; bậc minh quân rạng rỡ cai trị Ayodhyā, sinh từ Dòng dõi Mặt Trời (Sūryavaṃśa).
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta narrator)
Scene: Genealogical tableau: Hariścandra as a radiant king with solar emblems, Ayodhyā palace silhouette behind; a subtle inset suggests his later ascetic life at the hermitage.
Purāṇas link tīrtha-glory to exemplars of righteous kingship, grounding sacred places in lineage and dharma.
The verse introduces Hariścandra’s identity to contextualize the āśrama/tīrtha described in this chapter.
None; this is genealogical and narrative setup.