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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.10.36

पुनश्च विप्रशापेन राक्षसौ तौ बभूवतु: । कुम्भकर्णदशग्रीवौ हतौ तौ रामविक्रमै: ॥ ३६ ॥
punaś ca vipra-śāpena
[punash cha vipra-shaapena]
rākṣasau tau babhūvatuḥ
[raakshasau tau babhoovatuh]
kumbhakarṇa-daśa-grīvau
[kumbhakarna-dasha-greevau]
hatau tau rāma-vikramaiḥ
[hatau tau raama-vikramaih]
Word-for-word
punaḥ — again ca — also vipra-śāpena — being cursed by the brāhmaṇas rākṣasau — the two Rākṣasas tau — both of them babhūvatuḥ — incarnated as kumbhakarṇa-daśa-grīvau — known as Kumbhakarṇa and the ten-headed Rāvaṇa (in their next birth) hatau — they also were killed tau — both of them rāma-vikramaiḥ — by the extraordinary strength of Lord Rāmacandra.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
punaś ca vipra-śāpena
punaḥ
again
ca
also
vipra-śāpena
being cursed by the brāhmaṇas
rākṣasau tau babhūvatuḥ
rākṣasau
the two Rākṣasas
tau
both of them
babhūvatuḥ
incarnated as
kumbhakarṇa-daśa-grīvau
kumbhakarṇa-daśa-grīvau
known as Kumbhakarṇa and the ten-headed Rāvaṇa (in their next birth)
hatau tau rāma-vikramaiḥ
hatau
they also were killed
tau
both of them
rāma-vikramaiḥ
by the extraordinary strength of Lord Rāmacandra.
Being cursed by the brāhmaṇas, the same two associates took birth again as Kumbhakarṇa and the ten-headed Rāvaṇa. These two Rākṣasas were killed by Lord Rāmacandra’s extraordinary power.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Being cursed by the Kumāras, the same two associates took birth again as the Rākṣasas Kumbhakarṇa and the ten-headed Rāvaṇa, and were killed by Rāmacandra's prowess.
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Personal Guidance
Cursed by brāhmaṇas, the same two took birth again as Kumbhakarṇa and Rāvaṇa and were killed by Rāmacandra. Karmic cycles unfold across lifetimes, but the Lord arranges the encounters precisely. Pattern across lives is not chaos — it is choreography.
Reflection Questions
  • What pattern across your own life looks more like choreography than coincidence?
  • How does seeing it as designed change your engagement with the next iteration?
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