Varaha Purana 170.62 — Adhyaya 170, Shloka 62
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
एवं निषेधितश्चाहं गुरुणा मुनिसत्तमैः ॥ न कृतं यन्मया वाक्यं तेनाहं शपितस्तदा ॥
evaṃ niṣedhitaś cāhaṃ guruṇā munisattamaiḥ || na kṛtaṃ yan mayā vākyaṃ tenāhaṃ śapitas tadā ||
ดังนี้แม้ข้าพเจ้าถูกครูผู้เป็นยอดแห่งมุนีห้ามไว้ ข้าพเจ้าก็มิได้ปฏิบัติตามคำสั่งนั้น จึงถูกสาปในกาลนั้น
Varāha (default speaker framework; not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Disobeying the guru’s explicit restraint (guru-niṣedha) is an offense that ripens into immediate karmic repercussion (śāpa) unless corrected.","karmic_consequence":"Compliance brings protection and progress in learning; noncompliance invites curse-like consequences—loss of status, impediments, and suffering."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma and authority in spiritual pedagogy","core_concept":"Instruction (śāsana) is a protective boundary; violating it activates karmic causality through the moral order upheld by sages.","practical_application":"Treat guidance as binding; if one errs, seek forgiveness, adopt corrective discipline, and restrain ego-driven speech."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Education","Karmic Consequence"]
Primary Rasa: करुण
Secondary Rasa: भयानक
Type: hermitage
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 170.69 (specific curse by Śuka); Varāha Purāṇa 170.66–67 (cause: argumentative disorder)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A revered sage-guru restrains a student; the student, ignoring the restraint, speaks—immediately the atmosphere darkens as the seed of a curse forms.","item_prompts":["sage-guru with ascetic marks","student speaking despite warning","aura shift indicating impending curse","forest hermitage backdrop","water pot (kamaṇḍalu) and staff"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Hermitage scene with dramatic color shift around the student, guru serene yet firm, symbolic dark cloud of consequence.","tanjore_prompt":"Guru central with gold halo, student slightly below, ornate but restrained setting, visual motif of ‘śāpa’ as stylized flame-cloud.","mysore_prompt":"Subtle psychological drama—fine facial expressions, gentle but decisive guru gesture, muted ominous background.","pahari_prompt":"Narrative vignette with expressive eyes, sparse hermitage, a small dark swirl above the student to signify karmic turn."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"somber, admonitory","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"vilambita","voice_tone":"grave, compassionate"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative device: ethical failure leading to a curse, used to frame moral causality in memorable story form.
No location is mentioned in this verse.
Disregarding a legitimate teacher’s restraint in conduct and speech is presented as leading to adverse consequences.
Ask anything about this verse
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.