Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
The Greatness of the Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā-māhātmya): Saudāsa/Kalmāṣapāda’s Curse and Release
गुरु तुम्कृत्य हुंम्कृत्य यो वदेन्मृढधीर्नरः । अरण्ये निर्जले देश स भवेद्बुह्यराक्षसः ॥ ३२ ॥
guru tumkṛtya huṃmkṛtya yo vadenmṛḍhadhīrnaraḥ | araṇye nirjale deśa sa bhavedbuhyarākṣasaḥ || 32 ||
যে মূঢ়বুদ্ধি মানুষ গুরুকে তুচ্ছ করে ‘তুম’ ‘হুঁ’ ইত্যাদি অবজ্ঞাসূচক ধ্বনিতে কথা বলে, সে অরণ্যের নির্জল দেশে বাসকারী ‘বুহ্য-রাক্ষস’ রূপে পুনর্জন্ম লাভ করে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on dharma and proper conduct)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa (disgust)
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
FAQs
It teaches that disrespectful speech toward one’s guru is a grave adharma that degrades the mind and leads to painful rebirth; reverence to the teacher safeguards spiritual progress.
Bhakti is rooted in humility and honor toward those who transmit sacred knowledge; contempt for the guru contradicts devotion and blocks the grace through which bhakti matures.
It emphasizes disciplined speech and correct verbal conduct—aligned with Śikṣā (phonetics/training of utterance) and Vyākaraṇa (proper language use)—as part of dharmic behavior.