Valmiki Ramayana 2.64.57: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 57
शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः
The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death
त्वामप्येतादृशो भावः क्षिप्रमेव गमिष्यति।जीवितान्तकरो घोरो दातारमिव दक्षिणा।।।।
tvām apy etādṛśo bhāvaḥ kṣipram eva gamiṣyati | jīvitāntakaro ghoro dātāram iva dakṣiṇā ||
Pourtant, cet état même, terrible et qui met fin à la vie, viendra bientôt sur toi, comme la dakṣiṇā, l’honoraire sacrificiel, parvient sûrement à celui qui la donne.
'Just like the merits of alms come to the giver, you are going to face very soon a dreadful situation causing the end of your life.'
FAQs
Karma bears fruit with certainty; moral causality is portrayed as reliable as ritual recompense reaching its rightful recipient.
The bereaved ascetic foretells Daśaratha’s future death through grief, mirroring the suffering caused by the accidental killing.
Satya (truthfulness) as prophecy: the curse is framed as an inevitable moral outcome rather than mere anger.
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