Varaha Purana 149.91: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 91
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
श्रुत्वा दुर्वाससः शापं ते च सर्वे कुमारकाः ॥ शापेन संतप्तधियो मामूचुर्भयसंयुताः ॥
śrutvā durvāsasaḥ śāpaṁ te ca sarve kumārakāḥ || śāpena santapta-dhiyo mām ūcur bhaya-saṁyutāḥ ||
ദുര്വാസസിന്റെ ശാപം കേട്ടപ്പോൾ ആ എല്ലാ കുമാരന്മാരും—ശാപംകൊണ്ട് ദഹിച്ച മനസ്സോടെ—ഭയത്തോടെ എന്നോടു പറഞ്ഞു.
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It shows how Purāṇic narratives dramatize moral causality through affective states (fear, distress), reinforcing the social seriousness of vows, speech, and transgression.
None in this verse; it is a narrative reaction scene preceding the tīrtha linkage stated later.
The verse underscores accountability: harmful consequences (real or narrated) prompt reflection and recourse to guidance.
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