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Chapter -68 – Dhoha -67

Vipra's curse on King Prathapbhanu

The Brahmins assembled were cursed in extreme fury “Oh! Rajan, you are dull-minded, you have invited us with families to serve the meat, and you and your family will take birth as Rakshasa. Oh! Wicked Kshatriya, you have invited the twice-born with families and decided to destroy them, the supreme Lord protected us and our righteousness. You and your family will face destruction in a year. You will not have anyone in your clan to perform the ancestral rites.” The king was terrified to listening to the curse of twice-born, soon another divine voice raised in the sky “Oh! Twice-born, you have cursed the King without giving a thought. The king is not responsible for any of the sins.” The twice-born were surprised to listen that, the King went back to that mega kitchen, there was no meal or cook in there, the King was stunned and returned to the palace. He informed the sight in the kitchen, soon fell unconscious.

The twice-born worriedly spoke “Oh! Rajan, the curse of twice-born cannot be erased, even though you are sinless, the curse of twice-born is too harmful, it is impossible to rewrite.” Thus twice-born with families returned to their home, the people in the city were extremely grieved over this incident, remarked “The creation of Hamsa transformed into crow’ and they blamed the Lord for it. The Rajapurohitha was returned to wood to meet that wicked sage and informed everything that happened in the palace of the King. This news spread across countries like forest fir.   The Kings of neighboring countries accompanied by their warriors with the huge sounds of kettle drums surrounded the Kingdom of Kaikeya. The country faced threats from neighboring countries on a regular basis; the vast army of King Prathapbhanu fought with them and sacrificed their lives on the battlefield. King and his younger brother Arimardhan fought with the enemies and defeated by them, thus none of the members left alive in the clan of Sathyakethu. The curse of the twice-born became true, once again proved it would never go waste. The Kings of the neighboring cities conquered the Kingdom of Prathapbhanu and returned to their palace in extreme happiness.

Sage Yajjavalkhya speaks “Oh! Bharadhwaja, listen to me carefully, whoever displeases the supreme Lord, even the sand becomes Mount Meru and stood before them, the father becomes Yama for them, and the rope becomes serpent before them. Oh! Mune, in due course of time King Prathapbhanu and his families took birth as Rakshasa, he had ten heads and twenty powerful hands, and he was famously known as Ravana who was extremely valorous. The younger brother of King Prathpbhanu was born as Kumbhakarnna. The minister Dharmaruchi was born as Vibheeshana younger brother of Ravana, was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu, highly knowledgeable, and had endless fame. The sons and the attendants of King Prathpbhanu were born as the dreadful demons that had great illusionary powers. These demons were extremely cruel, ferocious, dull-minded, merciless, engaged in wicked activities, and sinners. They have become extremely brutal, and indescribable, even though they all have taken birth in the clan of the illustrious Sage Pulasthya, due to the curse of twice-born they have become demons and created havoc in the three worlds.

The powerful three brothers Ravana, Kumbhakarnna, and Vibheeshana conducted intense penance, Lord Bhrama pleased with their austerities appeared before them “ Oh! Vathsa, I am pleased with your devotion, ask for a boon. Dhashamukha fell at the feet of Lord Bhrama and prayed with folded hands, “ Oh! Jagadeesh, kindly shower a boon I should not face death in the hands of anyone except Vanara and human.” Lord Bhrama spoke “Oh! Dhashamukha, you have performed sincere austerities, let your wish comes true.” Lord Bhrama moved to Kumbhakarna was surprised to watch his powerful body, and talked to himself that this wicked eat and eat results the entire world into doom, causes to suffer the people to undergo famine, therefore he has given instruction to Goddess Saraswathi, and she changed the mind of Kumbhakarnna who was prepared to ask for a boon. Thus, Kumbhakarnna got the boon to sleep six months a year. Lord Bhrama moved to Vibheeshana and spoke “Oh! Son, ask for a boon,” Vibheeshana asked for intense devotion at the lotus feet of Lord Hari as a boon. Thus, Lord Bhrama provided a boon for these three brothers and disappeared.