Shloka 13
Vena’s Fall into Adharma and the Prelude to Pṛthu’s Birth
शप्ताहं कुप्यता तेन दुष्टा ते संततिर्भवेत् । इति जाने महाभाग तेनायं दुष्टतां गतः
śaptāhaṃ kupyatā tena duṣṭā te saṃtatirbhavet | iti jāne mahābhāga tenāyaṃ duṣṭatāṃ gataḥ
‘तो जर सात दिवस क्रुद्ध राहिला, तर तुझी संतती दुष्ट होईल’—असे मी जाणतो, हे महाभाग. त्याच कारणाने हा दुष्टत्वास गेला आहे.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 38; speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Concept: Sage-anger and curse operate as karmic catalysts; prolonged kopa (‘seven days’) ripens into generational consequence—wicked progeny.
Application: Do not let conflicts with the virtuous linger; quickly seek reconciliation, because sustained resentment—on either side—multiplies harm across relationships and generations.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["thunder (distant)","conch shell (single)","fire crackle","sudden silence","wind gust through trees"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शप्ताहं = शप्तम् + अहम्; संततिर्भवेत् = संततिः + भवेत्; तेनायं = तेन + अयम्।
FAQs
It warns that sustained anger (krodha) can have destructive consequences, extending even to one’s lineage, and can lead a person into moral corruption.
Within Purāṇic ethics it functions primarily as a moral-causal principle: persistent negative states like anger are said to shape character, actions, and thus outcomes for oneself and one’s family line.
The verse emphasizes restraint and emotional discipline—unchecked anger over time is portrayed as a root cause of personal degradation and harm to future generations.