ततस्तेन च शप्तोऽहं गालवेन महात्मना । वंचितोऽहं त्वया यस्माद्बको भव सुदुर्मते
tatastena ca śapto'haṃ gālavena mahātmanā | vaṃcito'haṃ tvayā yasmādbako bhava sudurmate
అప్పుడు మహాత్ముడైన గాలవుడు నన్ను శపించాడు— “నన్ను మోసం చేసినందున, ఓ సుదుర్మతీ! నీవు కొంగవై పో।”
Gālava
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gālava pronounces a curse; the offender begins transforming into a crane—limbs thinning, neck elongating—capturing the moment of metamorphosis.
Deceit and violation of dharma lead to degradation; a sage’s curse symbolizes karmic retribution that matches one’s misconduct.
No specific holy site is named in this shloka.
None; the verse focuses on śāpa (curse) as moral consequence.
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