अफलोऽस्मि कृतस्तेन क्रोधात्सा च निराकृता।शापमोक्षेण महता तपोऽस्यापहृतं मया।।।।
aphalo 'smi kṛtas tena krodhāt sā ca nirākṛtā |
śāpamokṣeṇa mahatā tapo 'syāpahṛtaṃ mayā ||
તેમના ક્રોધથી હું પુરૂષત્વથી વંચિત થયો અને તે પણ ત્યજાઈ ગઈ. આ મહાશાપ અને તેના મુક્તિના નિયમથી મારા કારણે તેમની તપશક્તિ ક્ષીણ થઈ.
Recalling the words of Gautama, she received them with water to wash their feet and offerings made with due devotion Rama accepted her hospitality extended in accordance tradition.
Dharma teaches that wrongdoing rebounds upon the doer: harm inflicted on the righteous (a tapasvin) produces painful consequences, and recognition of fault is the first step toward moral repair.
Indra describes the curse’s effect on himself and Ahalya, acknowledging that Gautama’s ascetic power was adversely affected due to Indra’s misconduct.
Truth-facing accountability (accepting the results of one’s actions) is foregrounded, even though it arises from a fall; Gautama’s moral authority is also implicit.