Varaha Purana 177.1: Adhyaya 177, Shloka 1
The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ शृणु चान्यद्वरारोहे कृष्णस्य अन्यद्विचेष्टितम् ॥ द्वारकां वसमानस्य साम्बशापादिकं शृणु ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu cānyad varārohe kṛṣṇasyānyad viceṣṭitam || dvārakāṃ vasamānasya sāmbaśāpādikaṃ śṛṇu
श्री वराह बोले, सुनो और भी, कृष्ण की एक और कहानी है। जब वो द्वारका में रहते थे, सांबा पर जो श्राप पड़ा, वो भी सुनो।
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It marks a narrative transition from tīrtha discourse to Kṛṣṇa-centered legendary history, illustrating the Purāṇic method of interweaving sacred geography with dynastic and moral narratives.
Dvārakā is named; it is commonly associated with the western coastal sacred geography of Gujarat in scholarly and traditional identifications.
By introducing a curse narrative, it signals an ethical causality framework where actions and social transgressions lead to consequential outcomes.
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