Varaha Purana 149.20: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 20
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
Uttara Bhāga · Yādava-śāpa Narrative (Affirmation of Durvāsas’s words)
तच्च तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा प्रोक्तवानस्मि तच्छृणु ॥ भविष्यति न सन्देहो दुर्वासा यदुवाच ह ॥
tac ca teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā proktavān asmi tac chṛṇu || bhaviṣyati na sandeho durvāsā yad uvāca ha ||
tachcha teShAM vachaH shrutvA proktavAnasmi tachChRRiNu || bhaviShyati na sandeho durvAsA yaduvAcha ha
मैंने उनकी बात सुन ली। अब मेरी बात सुनो। दुर्वासा ने जो कहा था वो सच होगा। इसमें कोई शक नहीं है।
Sandhi Notes
- तत् + च → तच्च
- प्रोक्तवान् + अस्मि → प्रोक्तवानस्मि
- तत् + शृणु → तच्छृणु
- यत् + उवाच → यदुवाच (त्→द् before vowel)
Varāha
Attentive, slightly concerned (hearing inevitability of a curse/prophecy)
What is the assured outcome of Durvāsas’ declaration, and why is it unavoidable?
Certain karmic outcomes—especially those sealed by ṛṣi-vākya—manifest without doubt once conditions are set.
Cultivate restraint and reverence toward sages and dharma; treat words and actions as causally potent.
Speech of a great ṛṣi (Durvāsas) functions as binding moral causality; actions invite inevitable consequence.
Disrespect/adharma leading to a sage’s curse ripens unfailingly; honoring dharma avoids such irreversible outcomes.
Foreshadows Yādava/Vṛṣṇi destiny themes associated with Kṛṣṇa’s clan (curse-inevitability motif).
149.21.0 (witness report); 149.23.0 (curse cause summarized to Bhū)
FAQs
It illustrates the Purāṇic emphasis on the potency of ascetic speech (śāpa/vara), presenting it as an authoritative causal force within the narrative world.
No geographic location is specified in this verse.
Actions that provoke a curse are depicted as leading to unavoidable outcomes, reinforcing the ethical weight of conduct toward sages and social norms.
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