Chapter 71 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 71.2

ततः स्थूलशिरा नाम महर्षिः कोपितो मया॥ स तन्वन् विविधं वन्यं रूपेणानेन धर्षितः। तेनाहमुक्तः प्रेक्ष्यैवं घोरशापाभिधायिना॥

tataḥ sthūlaśirā nāma maharṣiḥ kopito mayā|| sa tanvan vividhaṃ vanyaṃ rūpeṇānena dharṣitaḥ| tenāhamuktaḥ prekṣyaivaṃ ghoraśāpābhidhāyinā||

English Meaning

Once on a time assuming this terrible shape I assailed and enraged the great ascetic Sthulasira collecting diverse wild fruits. Thereupon he imprecated curses upon me.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)