Mahabharata 3.293.33 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 293, Shloka 33
Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed
वधार्थमात्मनस्तेन हृता सीता दुरात्मना । नलकूबरशापेन रक्षा चास्या: कृता मया,दुरात्मा रावणने अपने वधके लिये ही सीताका अपहरण किया था। नलकूबरके शापद्दारा मैंने सीताकी रक्षाका प्रबन्ध कर दिया था
vadhārtham ātmanaḥ tena hṛtā sītā durātmanā | nalakūbaraśāpena rakṣā cāsyāḥ kṛtā mayā ||
వరుణుడు అన్నాడు—ఆ దురాత్ముడు తన వధానికే సీతను అపహరించాడు. నలకూబర శాపబలంతో నేను ముందే ఆమె రక్షణను ఏర్పాటు చేశాను.
वरुण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Adharma carries its own consequence: a wrongful act done from lust and arrogance becomes the very cause of the wrongdoer’s ruin, while dharmic forces ensure protection of the innocent through moral law (here expressed as a curse’s constraint).
Varuṇa explains that Rāvaṇa’s abduction of Sītā was effectively self-destructive, and that Sītā’s safety had been secured due to Nalakūbara’s curse, which functioned as a protective restraint against Rāvaṇa’s violation.
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