Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
The Greatness of the Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā-māhātmya): Saudāsa/Kalmāṣapāda’s Curse and Release
गुरु तुम्कृत्य हुंम्कृत्य यो वदेन्मृढधीर्नरः । अरण्ये निर्जले देश स भवेद्बुह्यराक्षसः ॥ ३२ ॥
guru tumkṛtya huṃmkṛtya yo vadenmṛḍhadhīrnaraḥ | araṇye nirjale deśa sa bhavedbuhyarākṣasaḥ || 32 ||
ಗುರುವಿಗೆ ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರವಾಗಿ ‘ತುಮ್’, ‘ಹುಂ’ ಎಂಬ ಅವಮಾನಧ್ವನಿಗಳಿಂದ ಮಾತಾಡುವ ಮೂಢಬುದ್ಧಿಯ ನರನು, ಅರಣ್ಯದ ನೀರಿಲ್ಲದ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ‘ಬುಹ್ಯ-ರಾಕ್ಷಸ’ನಾಗಿ ಪುನರ್ಜನ್ಮ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on dharma and proper conduct)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa (disgust)
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)
FAQs
It teaches that disrespectful speech toward one’s guru is a grave adharma that degrades the mind and leads to painful rebirth; reverence to the teacher safeguards spiritual progress.
Bhakti is rooted in humility and honor toward those who transmit sacred knowledge; contempt for the guru contradicts devotion and blocks the grace through which bhakti matures.
It emphasizes disciplined speech and correct verbal conduct—aligned with Śikṣā (phonetics/training of utterance) and Vyākaraṇa (proper language use)—as part of dharmic behavior.