त्यक्त्वा देहमिमं ब्राह्म्यं क्षत्रियाणां कुले भव । स्वायंभुवत्वं संत्यज्य दक्ष प्राचेतसो भव
tyaktvā dehamimaṃ brāhmyaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ kule bhava | svāyaṃbhuvatvaṃ saṃtyajya dakṣa prācetaso bhava
“ഈ ബ്രാഹ്മ്യ ദേഹം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് നീ ക്ഷത്രിയകുലത്തിൽ ജനിക്ക. സ്വായംഭുവത്വം ത്യജിച്ച്, ഹേ ദക്ഷാ, പ്രാചേതസനാക.”
Śiva (Maheśvara) addressing Dakṣa (as part of the curse)
Status and birth are not ultimate; arrogance toward the Divine leads to downfall and enforced humility through karmic reordering.
The teaching is presented within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya of Prabhāsa, amplifying the kṣetra’s sacred narrative authority.
None; the verse is a declarative curse shaping rebirth and social station.