Chapter 71 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 71.21

विज्ञानं हि महद् भ्रष्टं शापदोषेण राघव। स्वकृतेन मया प्राप्तं रूपं लोकविगर्हितम्॥

vijñānaṃ hi mahad bhraṣṭaṃ śāpadoṣeṇa rāghava| svakṛtena mayā prāptaṃ rūpaṃ lokavigarhitam||

English Meaning

By the influence of curse, I have lost my foresight and by my own improper actions I have been transformed into this ugly figure.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)