Shloka 2.64.58

शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः (The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death)

Devanagari script

एवं शापं मयि न्यस्य विलप्य करुणं बहु।चितामारोप्य देहं तन्मिथुनं स्वर्गमभ्ययात्।।।।

Transliteration

evaṁ śāpaṁ mayi nyasya vilapya karuṇaṁ bahu | citām āropya dehaṁ tan mithunaṁ svargam abhyayāt ||

Translation

Thus, having laid the curse upon me and lamented long and piteously, that pair mounted the funeral pyre with their bodies and departed to heaven.

Context

Having thus cursed me, the couple piteously lamenting for a long time, laid themselves down on the funeral pyre and went to heaven.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Kausalyā
• śāpa (curse)
• svarga (heaven)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Actions generate enduring consequences; even after death, the moral weight of a curse persists as part of the ethical order (ṛta/dharma).

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha tells Kausalyā how the bereaved ascetic couple, after cursing him, entered the pyre and died.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Accountability and confession: Daśaratha openly narrates his past wrongdoing and its aftermath.