Dharmikā

Family: Vārāṇasī · Role: King Sarjarasin’s wife and Sūryanemi’s mother · First appears: Chapter XVII

In Chapter XVII at Vārāṇasī, Dharmikā became King Sarjarasin’s wife. She became pregnant and gave birth to a boy when the sun was high at midday; she is identified as Sūryanemi’s mother.

After Sarjarasin died, Sūryanemi ordered Goshṭhila to watch over Dharmikā, and Goshṭhila took her into his care. The account says that after eight or nine days she gave birth to a son, while a fisherman’s wife gave birth to a girl, and Goshṭhila exchanged the children. Later, Goshṭhila told Dharmikā that her son was alive and a poet, and she wanted to see him.

Relationship record

Life events

• King Sarjarasin took the daughter of another king as his wife.(Chapter XVII · 📍 Vārāṇasī)
  • With: King Sarjarasin
  • “He took to wife the daughter of another king, and lived with her.”
• Goshṭhila persuaded Sūryanemi not to kill Dharmikā immediately and took her into his care.(Chapter XVII)
  • With: Sūryanemi Goshṭhila
  • “Goshṭhila remonstrated against this, saying: ‘O king, is it just to put her to death rashly? Who can tell whether she will bear a son or a daughter? If a son is born, he shall be put to death.’ King Sūryanemi ordered him to act in accordance with this saying, and to keep watch over the queen. So Goshṭhila took her to his own house”
• Dharmikā and the fisherman’s wife gave birth, and Goshṭhila exchanged their children.(Chapter XVII)
  • With: The fisherman’s wife (Chapter 017) The fisherman’s daughter (Chapter 017) The poet fisher-lad (Chapter 017) Goshṭhila
  • “So Goshṭhila took her to his own house, where, after eight or nine days, she gave birth to a son. That same day a fisherman’s wife gave birth to a girl. Immediately after the confinement Goshṭhila, who had gained over the fisherman’s wife with money, exchanged the children”
• Goshṭhila told Dharmikā that her son was alive and was a poet.(Chapter XVII)
  • With: Goshṭhila The poet fisher-lad (Chapter 017)
  • “Goshṭhila informed Dharmikā that she had a son who was a poet”

Chapter XVII

• married with King Sarjarasin “He took to wife the daughter of another king, and lived with her.”
• child: Sūryanemi “He took to wife the daughter of another king, and lived with her. She became with child, and after the lapse of eight or nine months, when the sun was high at midday, she gave birth to a very fine boy.”
• with Sūryanemi (Queen and king; the passage identifies Dharmikā as the queen under Sūryanemi’s watch.) “King Sūryanemi ordered him to act in accordance with this saying, and to keep watch over the queen.”
• child: The poet fisher-lad (Chapter 017) “Goshṭhila informed Dharmikā that she had a son who was a poet, and she felt a desire to see him.”
• guardian: Goshṭhila “So he determined to entrust her to his minister, Goshṭhila, whom he had supplied with valuable property.”
• with The poet fisher-lad (Chapter 017) (Mother and son.) “Goshṭhila informed Dharmikā that she had a son who was a poet, and she felt a desire to see him.”

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Extracted from the original text of Tibetan Tales, Derived from Indian Sources. Made with Rho MD.