Valmiki Ramayana 1.36.23-24: Bala Kanda, Sarga 36, Shlokas 23-24
बालकाण्ड सर्ग ३६ · गङ्गा
प्रभवप्रश्नः, शिवतेजोधारणं, कार्त्तिकेय-जन्म, उमाशापः
अवने नैकरूपा त्वं बहुभार्या भविष्यसि ॥२३॥
न च पुत्रकृतां प्रीतिं मत्क्रोधकलुषीकृता ।
प्राप्स्यसि त्वं सुदुर्मेधे मम पुत्रमनिच्छती ॥२४॥
avane naikarūpā tvaṃ bahubhāryā bhaviṣyasi ||23||
na ca putrakṛtāṃ prītiṃ matkrodhakaluṣīkṛtā |
prāpsyasi tvaṃ sudurmedhe mama putramanicchatī ||24||
हे धरती, तुम एक रूप में नहीं रहोगी। तुम बहुत लोगों की पत्नी बनोगी। तुमने मेरे बेटा होने की इच्छा नहीं थी, इसलिए तुम कभी बेटा का सुख नहीं पाओगी। तुम्हारा दिमाग खराब है।
"O Earth! you will assume many forms and become wife of many masters. O evil-minded 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.
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