Valmiki Ramayana 2.64.46: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 46
शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः
The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death
न हि त्वस्मिन्कुले जातो गच्छत्यकुशलां गतिम् ।
स तु यास्यति येन त्वं निहतो मम बान्धवः ॥४६॥
na hi tv asmin kule jāto gacchaty akuśalāṃ gatim |
sa tu yāsyati yena tvaṃ nihato mama bāndhavaḥ ||46||
ഞങ്ങളുടെ കുലത്തിൽ ജനിച്ചവൻ ദുർഗതിയിലേക്കു പോകുകയില്ല; എന്നാൽ നീ—എന്റെ ബന്ധു—വധിക്കപ്പെട്ടതിനു കാരണമായവൻ തന്നെയാണ് ആ ദുഃഖകരമായ ഗതിയിലേക്കു പോകുക.
'He who has killed you will alone attain that undesirable state, a member of our family will not.'
FAQs
Moral causality and accountability: wrongdoing rebounds upon the wrongdoer; innocence and dharmic lineage are asserted as not deserving an ‘evil end’.
In the aftermath of the killing, the parents interpret the event through dharma and fate, directing blame toward the killer rather than the slain son.
Faith in dharma and moral order—even in grief, the parent insists the innocent should not be assigned an evil destiny.
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