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SB 7.10.36

Devanāgarī

पुनश्च विप्रशापेन राक्षसौ तौ बभूवतु: । कुम्भकर्णदशग्रीवौ हतौ तौ रामविक्रमै: ॥ ३६ ॥

Text

punaś ca vipra-śāpena rākṣasau tau babhūvatuḥ kumbhakarṇa-daśa-grīvau hatau tau rāma-vikramaiḥ

Synonyms

punaḥ—again;ca—also;vipra-śāpena—being cursed by thebrāhmaṇas;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.

Translation

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.

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