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 ||
હે રંભે, દુર્ભાગિની! હું કામ અને ક્રોધને જીતવા ઇચ્છું છું, છતાં તું મને લોભાવા પ્રયત્ન કર્યો; તેથી તું શિલા બની દસ હજાર વર્ષ સુધી એવી જ સ્થિર રહીશ.
'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.