Varaha Purana 23.16: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 16
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
तं दृष्ट्वा कुपितो देवः स्त्रीभावं चञ्चलं तथा । मत्वा कुमाररूपं तु शोभनं मोहनं दृशाम् । ततः शशाप तं देवः स्त्रीशङ्कां परमेश्वरः ॥ २३.१६ ॥
taṁ dṛṣṭvā kupito devaḥ strībhāvaṁ cañcalaṁ tathā | matvā kumārarūpaṁ tu śobhanaṁ mohanaṁ dṛśām | tataḥ śaśāpa taṁ devaḥ strīśaṅkāṁ parameśvaraḥ || 23.16 ||
भगवान ने उसको देखा और गुस्सा हो गया। सोचा कि औरतों का मन बहुत चंचल होता है। लेकिन उसका जवानी का रूप इतना अच्छा था कि देखने वालों को भा जाता था। फिर परमेश्वर ने उसे श्राप दिया कि लोग उसे औरत समझ के शक करेंगे।
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device—śāpa (curse) as moral-psychological causality—used to explain character transformation and the consequences of perception, desire, and judgment within the epic-Purāṇic storytelling tradition.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse fragment; it functions as a narrative-ethical moment rather than a sacred geography (tīrtha) reference.
The verse foregrounds the consequences of reactive judgment and desire-driven perception; it frames instability of mind (cañcalatā) and suspicion (śaṅkā) as conditions that can be socially and personally disruptive.
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