The Stainless Line Bears Embodiments of Sin
Bala Kanda, Doha 176
Doha 176 · Movement 2 of 2
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Ravana and his kin are born within the pure lineage of Pulastya, a line stainless, incomparable, and honoured through sacred ancestry.
Birth alone does not determine the nature that now appears. The force of the brahmins' curse enters that noble stream and gives bodies to the accumulated destiny of Pratapbhanu's ruined house.
They become embodiments of sin within a peerless lineage. The contrast deepens the tragedy and prepares the mystery of Vibhishana, whose devotion remains possible amid the same blood and curse. Purity of origin, destructive conduct, and hidden grace stand together in one family.
Through Pulastya's stainless river, the dark force of an ancient curse begins to flow.
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उपजे जदपि पुलस्त्यकुल पावन अमल अनूप। तदपि महीसुर श्राप बस भए सकल अघरूप।।176।।
Though born in the pure, stainless, and peerless line of Pulastya, by the force of a Brahmana's curse they all became embodiments of sin.