Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 23, Shloka 85
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
मत्प्रसादपरौ प्रीत्या शापितौ हृदयेन मे ।
ततः स्नेहार्द्रवदनौ तावुभौ नागनन्दनौ ॥
matprasādaparau prītyā śāpitau hṛdayena me / tataḥ snehārdravadanau tāv ubhau nāganandanau
मेरी प्रसन्नता के प्रति समर्पित होते हुए भी, स्नेहवश मैंने हृदय से उन्हें शाप दे दिया। तब वे दोनों नागकुमार, जिनके मुख स्नेह से मृदु हो उठे थे, (उत्तर) बोले।
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FAQs
Even affectionate relationships can produce harmful speech (śāpa) when mixed with pride/possessiveness. The narrative immediately counterbalances it with snehārdra (tenderness), indicating dharma is restored through remorse and gentle reply.
Didactic narrative within Vamśānucarita; illustrates karmic potency of words rather than cosmology.
A curse ‘from the heart’ signals that subtle intention (bhāva) empowers speech; transformation begins when the heart softens, dissolving the ‘hard knot’ behind conflict.