Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 12
रम्भा
प्रलोभनम् — Rambhā’s Temptation and Viśvāmitra’s Curse
यन्मां लोभयसे रम्भे कामक्रोधजयैषिणम्।दशवर्षसहस्राणि शैली स्थास्यसि दुर्भगे ।।1.64.12।।
yan māṃ lobhayase rambhe kāmakrodhajayaiṣiṇam | daśavarṣasahasrāṇi śailī sthāsyasi durbhage || 1.64.12 ||
Puisque toi, Rambhā —malheureuse— as tenté de me séduire alors que je m’efforce de vaincre le désir et la colère, tu deviendras un rocher et tu le demeureras dix mille ans.
'O luckless Rambha, since you have endeavoured to distract me from my desire to conquer wrath and passion, you shall turn into a rock and remain so for ten thousand years'.
FAQs
Dharma is framed as conquest of kāma and krodha; the verse also cautions that punishment issued in anger can itself be a deviation from righteous restraint.
Viśvāmitra pronounces a curse on Rambhā for attempting to disrupt his austerities and inner discipline.
The ideal of self-mastery (jaya over desire and anger) is explicitly stated—though the narrative simultaneously shows how difficult that virtue is to uphold.