Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 60
शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः
The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death
तस्यायं कर्मणो देवि विपाकस्समुपस्थितः।अपथ्यैस्सहम्भुक्ते व्याधिरन्नरसे यथा।।।।
tasyāyaṁ karmaṇo devi vipākaḥ samupasthitaḥ | apathyaiḥ saha bhukte vyādhir anna-rase yathā ||
தேவி, அந்தக் கர்மத்தின் பழுத்த விளைவு இப்போது என்மேல் வந்து சேர்ந்தது—அபத்தியமான அன்னரசத்தை உட்கொண்டால் நோய் எழுவது போல.
Just as a man eating forbidden food and drink falls sick, so have I fallen prey to grief,because of my sin, O Devi!
FAQs
Karma is portrayed as a natural moral law: consequences arise as naturally as illness follows harmful intake.
Daśaratha interprets his present suffering over Rāma as the matured fruit of his earlier accidental killing.
Moral clarity: he reads his pain not as random fate but as ethically intelligible consequence.