यस्मात्त्वयाहमादिष्टो देवानां वारणाधम । तस्मात्तव मुखे जिह्वा विपरीता भविष्यति
yasmāttvayāhamādiṣṭo devānāṃ vāraṇādhama | tasmāttava mukhe jihvā viparītā bhaviṣyati
« Puisque tu m’as donné des ordres au nom des dieux, ô le plus vil des éléphants, alors, dans ta bouche, ta langue sera renversée. »
Hutāśana (Agni / Vaiśvānara)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Agni, blazing and stern, points toward the elephant as he utters the curse; the elephant recoils, mouth slightly open, foreshadowing the tongue’s reversal.
Speech and instruction carry consequences; the Purāṇic ethic warns against harshness and misdirected blame in moments of fear.
No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse.
None is stated in this verse.