Shloka 49
Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses
Sanskrit
यन्मयोक्तमवश्यं तद्भावि गन्धर्व ! नान्यथा ।
किन्तु त्वं राक्षसो भूत्वा पुनः स्वं प्राप्स्यसे वपुः ॥
Transliteration
yan mayoktam avaśyaṃ tad bhāvi gandharva! nānyathā | kintu tvaṃ rākṣaso bhūtvā punaḥ svaṃ prāpsyase vapuḥ ||
Translation
হে গন্ধৰ্ব! মই যি কৈছোঁ সেয়া নিশ্চয়েই ঘটিব—ইয়াৰ অন্য কোনো ফল নাই। তথাপি ৰাক্ষসত্ব লাভ কৰিও তুমি পুনৰ নিজৰ দেহ লাভ কৰিবা।
Speakers
Unspecified speaker addressing a Gandharva (within the chapter’s narrative frame); later narration by Mārkaṇḍeya begins at v.54
Key Themes
Karma and inevitability of a curseTransformation and restorationCompassion within punishment