Vamana Purana — Karmic Causes of Narakas, Shloka 31
Karmic Causes of Narakas and the Irremediability of Ingratitude (Kṛtaghna-doṣa)
उपाध्यायमधःकृत्य यैरधीतं द्विजाधमैः तेषामध्यापको यश्च स शिलां शिरसा वहेत्
upādhyāyamadhaḥkṛtya yairadhītaṃ dvijādhamaiḥ teṣāmadhyāpako yaśca sa śilāṃ śirasā vahet
Para dwija yang hina yang belajar Weda/śāstra dengan merendahkan guru mereka, dan pengajar yang mengajari mereka—ia pun harus memikul batu di atas kepala.
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FAQs
Sacred learning is not merely textual acquisition; it requires humility and right relationship (maryādā) with the teacher. Disrespect corrupts knowledge, and even the teacher who enables such misconduct shares moral liability.
This is not sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa material; it aligns best with didactic dharma instruction embedded within purāṇic narration (often treated under ācāra/dharma-anuśāsana, adjacent to vāṃśānucarita frames but not itself genealogical).
Carrying a stone on the head symbolizes the weight of misused learning and the burden of adharma: knowledge gained through arrogance becomes a “dead weight” rather than a liberating light (vidyā).