Mahabharata 3.231.49 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 231, Shloka 49
Duryodhana Seized by Citraseṇa; Kaurava Petition to Yudhiṣṭhira (दुर्योधनापहारः / चित्रसेनगन्धर्वग्रहणम्)
अवमन्यति यः सिद्धान् क्रुद्धाश्नापि शपन्ति यम् । उन्माद्यति स तु क्षिप्र॑ ज्ञेयः सिद्धग्रहस्तु सः
avamanyati yaḥ siddhān kruddhāś cāpi śapanti yam | unmādyati sa tu kṣipraṁ jñeyaḥ siddhagrahas tu saḥ ||
മാർകണ്ഡേയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—സിദ്ധന്മാരെ അവമാനിക്കുന്നവനെ ക്രുദ്ധരായ സിദ്ധന്മാർ ശപിക്കുമ്പോൾ അവൻ ഉടൻ ഉന്മാദത്തിലാകുന്നു; അതിനെ ‘സിദ്ധഗ്രഹം’ എന്നു അറിയണം।
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
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The verse warns that contempt toward spiritually accomplished beings is a serious ethical fault: it invites destructive consequences, here framed as a curse leading to rapid mental derangement. The implied dharma is humility and reverence toward the holy and self-controlled.
Mārkaṇḍeya defines a specific kind of affliction—‘siddhagraha’—as a recognizable result when a person insults siddhas and, after being cursed by them in anger, quickly becomes mad. It functions as a diagnostic and moral explanation within the discourse.
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