Sthúlaśiras

Role: sage · First appears: Book III, Canto 72 · Kabandha’s Tale

Life events

• Sthúlaśiras cursed Danu to retain his grisly form.(Book III, Canto 72 · Kabandha’s Tale)
  • With: Kabandha
  • “Then forth his words of anger burst That bade me live a thing accursed: ‘Thou, whose delight is others’ pain, This grisly form shalt still retain.’”
• Sthúlaśiras declared that Ráma must cut Danu’s arms and burn his body to end the curse.(Book III, Canto 72 · Kabandha’s Tale)
  • With: Kabandha Ráma
  • “Let Ráma cleave thine arms away And on the pyre thy body lay, And then shalt thou, set free from doom, Thine own fair shape once more assume.”

Book III, Canto 72 · Kabandha’s Tale

• enemies with Kabandha (Sthúlaśiras cursed Danu.) “But once I stirred to furious rage Great Sthúlaśiras, glorious sage. Culling in woods his hermit food My hideous shape with fear he viewed. Then forth his words of anger burst That bade me live a thing accursed:”

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Extracted from the original text of The Rámáyan of Válmíki. Made with Rho MD.