Shloka 14
Adhyaya 3 — The Dharmapakshis’ Past-Life Curse and Indra’s Test of Truthfulness
कस्य शापादियं प्राप्ता भवद्भिर्विक्रिया परा ।
रूपस्य वचसश्चैव तन्मे वक्तुमिहार्हथ ॥
kasya śāpād iyaṃ prāptā bhavadbhir vikriyā parā /
rūpasya vacasaś caiva tan me vaktum ihārhatha //
Do lời nguyền của ai mà ngươi đã mang lấy sự biến đổi phi thường này—cả về hình tướng lẫn lời nói? Xin hãy nói rõ cho ta biết ngay tại đây.
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FAQs
The verse foregrounds the Purāṇic ethic that unusual states (especially transformations affecting one’s body and speech) are not random but arise from prior causes—often framed as karma or a śāpa. It also models dharmic inquiry: the seeker asks respectfully, aiming to understand causality rather than merely judge appearances.
This verse primarily belongs to the narrative frame that supports Purāṇic instruction rather than directly to sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita. Indirectly, it serves vaṃśānucarita-style storytelling mechanics (personal histories and causes) that lead into didactic material.
‘Form and speech’ symbolize outer identity and inner expression. A ‘curse’ can be read esoterically as the binding force of past actions (saṃskāra/karma) that constrains both embodiment (rūpa) and articulation (vāk). The request to disclose the cause implies that liberation begins with right knowledge of the binding condition.