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 ||
‘Kapag si Rama, sa isang liblib na gubat, ay putulin ang iyong dalawang bisig at sunugin ka, saka mo muling matatamo ang sarili mong tunay na anyo—malawak at mapalad.’
'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.