Shloka 23
Garuḍa’s Breach of the Amṛta-Guard and Boons with Viṣṇu; Encounter with Indra (Ādi-parva, Adhyāya 29)
शप्तस्त्वेवं सुप्रतीिको विभावसुमथाब्रवीत् । त्वमप्यन्तर्जलचर: कच्छप: सम्भविष्यसि,इस प्रकार शाप मिलनेपर सुप्रतीकने विभावसुसे कहा--'तुम भी पानीके भीतर विचरनेवाले कछुए होओगे'
śaptas tv evaṁ supratīko vibhāvasum athābravīt | tvam apy antarjalacaraḥ kacchapaḥ sambhaviṣyasi ||
अशा रीतीने शाप मिळाल्यावर सुप्रतीकने विभावसूस म्हटले—“तूही पाण्यात विचरण करणारा कासव होशील.”
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reciprocal moral causality: harmful speech and punitive intent can rebound upon the speaker, emphasizing restraint, responsibility in utterance, and the ethical weight of curses.
After being cursed, Supratīka responds by declaring a counter-curse to Vibhāvasu, stating that Vibhāvasu too will be born as a water-dwelling tortoise.