Guest guest Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Respected devotees of almighty We are studying on different curses earned by raavaNa from different sources. Point no 2- viz. curse received from brahmaa is now being taken up. Ravana did not spare Brahmadeva. He once tried to humiliate Punjikasthala Devi, Brahma's daughter. Brahma cursed that if Ravana touched any woman unwilling to be enjoyed by him, his head would shatter to pieces. [That is why RaavaNa did not attempt at mother seethaa, though he was keeping her captive in his own asOkavanam]. This curse of Brahma came as a 'blessing in disguise' for Seethaa, in protecting her chastity in a faraway place. [of course she is capable to burn raavaNa by her own pathi vrathaa dharmam.] But this curse also was an impediment to raavaNa. That is what is to be seen. See how raavaNa admits his own deeds and how he got a curse - to mahaa paarsvan - his chief of army – sEnaapathi mahaapaarsva nibOdha thvam rahasyam kinchidh aatnmanah |chiravriththam thadh aakhyaasyE yadh avaaptham puraa mayaa || 6-13-10 meaning: raavaNa to his senaapathi, "O, Mahaapaarsva! Know a little secret about me. I shall tell you an incident, which occurred to me long ago." pithaamahasya bhavanam gacchantheem punjikasthalaam |chanjchooryamaaNaam adhraaksham aakaasE agni shikhaamiva || 6-13-11 meaning: raavaNa to mahaa paarsva, "Once I saw a celestial nymph, Punjikasthala (by name) flashing like a flame, concealing herself in the sky and proceeding towards the abode of Brahmaa." saa prasahya mayaa bhukthaa krithaa vivasanaa thathah |svayambhoo bhavanam praapthaa lOlithaa nalinee yathaa || 6-13-12 meaning: raavaNa continues, "She was made unclothed by me and was enjoyed forcibly. Thereafter, appearing like a crumpled lotus, she went to the abode of Brahmaa." thachcha thasya thadhaa manyE jnaatham aaseen mahaathmanah |atha samkupithO vEdhaa maam idham vaakyam abraveeth || 6-13-13 meaning: raavaNa continues, "I think that the matter was made known to the high souled Brahmaa and then the enraged Brahma spoke to me the following words: adhya prabhrithi yaam anyaam balaan naareem gamishyasi |thadhaa thE sathadhaa murdhaa phalishyathi na samsayah || 6-13-14 meaning: brahmaa to raavaNa, as said by raavaNa to mahaa paarsva, "From today onwards, if you revel with any other woman forcibly, your head, then, undoubtedly will break asunder into a hundred pieces." ithi aham thasya saapasya bheethah prasabham Eva thaam |na aarOhaye balaath seethaam vaidhEheem sayanE subhE || 6-13-15 meaning: raavaNa continues, "Fearing the curse given in this manner by Brahmaa, I am not violently making Seethaa, the daughter of VidhEha king, to mount on my beautiful bed forcibly." Another point also is true -- It is a fact that when Raavana took away Seethaa, it caused endless worry to Raama. But as long as seethaa was in the custody of RaavaNa, no other raakshasa or others could do any harm to her. Thus, Seethaa's safety, in a way, was ensured by these series of events. we will continue on other curses in next post.v.anjaneyulu 400kv s/s powergrid betul road pathrota, itarsi - 461 111 mob 09893683689 Share files, take polls, and make new friends - all under one roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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