Shloka 24
बालकाण्ड सर्ग ३६
गङ्गा-प्रभवप्रश्नः, शिवतेजोधारणं, कार्त्तिकेय-जन्म, उमाशापः
अवने नैकरूपा त्वं बहुभार्या भविष्यसि।।1.36.23।।न च पुत्रकृतां प्रीतिं मत्क्रोधकलुषीकृता ।प्राप्स्यसि त्वं सुदुर्मेधे मम पुत्रमनिच्छती।।1.36.24।।
avane naikarūpā tvaṃ bahubhāryā bhaviṣyasi..1.36.23..
na ca putrakṛtāṃ prītiṃ mat-krodha-kaluṣīkṛtā |
prāpsyasi tvaṃ sudurmedhe mama putram anicchatī..1.36.24..
હે અવની, તું એકરૂપ નહીં રહે; અનેક સ્વામીઓની પત્ની બનશે. અને મારા ક્રોધથી કલુષિત થઈ—મને પુત્ર ન ઇચ્છનાર—હે દુર્મતિ, તું પુત્રજન્ય આનંદ પ્રાપ્ત નહીં કરશ.
"O Earth you will assume many forms and become wife of many masters. O evilminded one, you did not want me to bear a son. Having been fouled as a result of my anger, you will not have the pleasure of having a son, cursed Uma.
FAQs
It reinforces that moral causality operates in narrative ethics: harmful intent and obstruction lead to loss of rightful fruits (here, the ‘joy of a son’), and anger intensifies suffering.
This is a duplicative/overlapping verse presentation in the source (Southern Recension formatting), repeating the same curse content while marking it as verse 1.36.24.
The verse functions as a cautionary mirror: it emphasizes the need for restraint and fairness, since uncontrolled anger can become adharma-producing.