Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 15, Shloka 2
Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
उपाध्यायव्यलीकन्तु कृत्वा श्वा भवति द्विजः ।
तज्जायां मनसावाञ्छन् तद्द्रव्यञ्चाप्यसंशयम् ॥
upādhyāyavyalīkaṃ tu kṛtvā śvā bhavati dvijaḥ /
tajjāyāṃ manasāvāñchan taddravyaṃ cāpy asaṃśayam
जो ब्राह्मण गुरु के प्रति द्रोह करता है, वह कुत्ता बनता है। और जो मन में गुरु की पत्नी तथा उसके धन का लोभ करता है, वह भी निःसंदेह उसी प्रकार (दुर्गति को) प्राप्त होता है।
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FAQs
The teacher-student bond is treated as sacrosanct; betrayal and covetousness—even mental—are ethically weighty. Inner intention is not morally neutral.
Dharma instruction and karmic anthropology; not a pancalakṣaṇa core topic.
Becoming a dog symbolizes loss of discernment and subjection to appetite; it mirrors the inner state of one who trades reverence for craving.