तस्योत्सङ्गे निपतितं शिरस् तच् चारुकुण्डलम् ॥
वृद्धक्षत्रस्य नृपतेर् अलक्षितम् अरिंदम ॥
कृतजप्यस्य तस्याथ वृद्धक्षत्रस्य धीमतः ॥
उत्तिष्ठतस् तत् सहसा शिरो ऽगच्छद् धरातलम् ॥
ततस् तस्य नरेन्द्रस्य पुत्रमूर्धनि भूतलम् ॥
गते तस्यापि शतधा मूर्धागच्छद् अरिंदम ॥
tasyotsaṅge nipatitaṃ śiras tac cārukuṇḍalam ||
vṛddhakṣatrasya nṛpater alakṣitam ariṃdama ||
kṛtajapyasya tasyātha vṛddhakṣatrasya dhīmataḥ ||
uttiṣṭhatas tat sahasā śiro 'gacchad dharātalam ||
tatas tasya narendrasya putramūrdhani bhūtalam ||
gate tasyāpi śatadhā mūrdhāgacchad ariṃdama ||
That head, with its beautiful earrings, fell into his lap unnoticed, O queller of foes, that of King Vriddhakshatra. Then, as he — the wise Vriddhakshatra, having finished his prayer — rose to his feet, that head suddenly rolled to the ground. Then, O lord of men, the moment his son's head fell to the earth, his own head, too, split apart into a hundred pieces, O queller of foes.
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The father's own curse overtakes him: rising from his prayers, he lets his son's head fall — and his own head shatters into a hundred pieces. It is telling that the blind love which uttered the curse to protect the son destroyed them both. The verse teaches that fate cannot be outwitted by a curse; and attachment straining to shield a loved one against destiny often brings ruin down on both the beloved and the one who loves — for protection set against what is ordained turns into a twofold death.