Shloka 6
दनु-शापकथा तथा सीताहरण-प्रश्नः
Danu’s Curse Narrative and Rama’s Inquiry about Sita
यदा छित्त्वा भुजौ रामस्त्वां दहेद्विजने वने।।3.71.6।।तदा त्वं प्राप्स्यसे रूपं स्वमेव विपुलं शुभम्।
yadā chittvā bhujau rāmas tvāṃ dahed vijane vane | tadā tvaṃ prāpsyase rūpaṃ svam eva vipulaṃ śubham ||
यदा रामो विजने वने तव भुजौ छित्त्वा त्वां दहेत्, तदा त्वं स्वमेव विपुलं शुभं रूपं पुनः प्राप्स्यसि॥
'When Rama gets your arms in a desolate forest amputated and your body cremated, you would get back your gloriously auspicious form.'
FAQs
Dharma can require difficult, even fearsome acts when they are rightful and liberative: Rama’s action is framed as a lawful means to end suffering caused by adharma.
Kabandha reports the sage’s condition for release: Rama will amputate Kabandha’s arms and cremate him, restoring his original auspicious form.
Courage aligned with righteousness: undertaking severe action not for cruelty but to fulfill a just, restorative purpose.