Varaha Purana 177.26: Adhyaya 177, Shloka 26
The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship
शरीरात्तु गलद्रक्तं पूतिगन्धयुतं सदा ॥ पशुवत्कर्तितो यस्तु तद्वद्देहोऽस्य दृश्यते ॥
śarīrāt tu galadraktaṁ pūtigandhayutaṁ sadā || paśuvat kartito yas tu tadvad deho 'sya dṛśyate
उसके बदन से खून टपक रहा है। बड़ी बुरी बदबू आ रही है। ऐसा लगता है जैसे कोई जानवर काटा गया हो। उसका पूरा शरीर खराब हो गया है।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)
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It illustrates a Purāṇic didactic strategy: vivid corporeal imagery is used to communicate the seriousness of moral and social transgression within narrative causality.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
The narrative links misconduct to severe consequences, using bodily decay imagery to emphasize accountability and deterrence.
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