Shloka 5
दनु-शापकथा तथा सीताहरण-प्रश्नः
Danu’s Curse Narrative and Rama’s Inquiry about Sita
स मया याचितः क्रुद्धश्शापस्योन्तो भवेदिति।।3.71.5।।अभिशापकृतस्येति तेनेदं भाषितं वचः।
sa mayā yācitaḥ kruddhaḥ śāpasyo’nto bhaved iti | abhiśāpa-kṛtasya iti tenedaṃ bhāṣitaṃ vacaḥ ||
ข้าพเจ้าได้วิงวอนเขา—แม้เขาจะกริ้ว—ถามว่าเมื่อใดคำสาปที่ตกแก่ข้าพเจ้าจะสิ้นสุดลง เขาจึงกล่าววาจานี้ ตามผลแห่งคำสาปที่ได้กระทำไว้
When I sought to know how the curse angrily pronounced on me would come to an end, he said:
FAQs
Repentance and seeking correction: when one errs, dharma includes approaching the harmed party with humility to learn the path of expiation or release.
Kabandha describes asking the enraged sage for the condition under which the curse would end, leading into the sage’s instruction.
Contrition: the willingness to request guidance for remedy after wrongdoing.