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7-Curses to Raakshas
Hindu scriptures are full of boons and
curses. Normally only gods, kings, Apsaraa, Yaksh etc were cursed.
Raakshas who have been cursed are very few, because they always performed
lots of penance and were granted their interested boons. Here are the names of those Raakshas who were cursed ...
Kaalnemi's 6 Sons,
Cursed by Hiranyakashyap
Kaaalnemi Raakshas was in the
times of Hiranyakashyap. Kaalnemi had 6 sons. In the company of
Hiranyakashyap's son Prahlaad they started worshiping Vishnu. Hiranyakashyap
did not like this, he wanted that everybody should worship him only, so he
cursed them - "You will be killed by your father only." In their later
births, Kaalnemi was incarnated as Kans, and his sons were born as 6 sons of
Devakee who were killed by Kans only.
Raavan, Cursed by
Many
Raavan had many curses on his head. His all curses are given in V-Raamaayan. He
had about 6 curses on his head. Read about all of them
HERE.
Utkach, Cursed by Lomash Muni
Utkach was Hiranyaaksh's son. He was bodyless. No information is available of
Utkach's previous life. He was Hiranyaaksh's son in Chaakshush Manvantar. One
day he felled many trees in Lomsh Muni's Aashram by his body. So Lomash Muni
cursed him - "You are very proud of your body, so be bodyless." That
is why he became bodyless. he asked the Muni's forgiveness, he said - "My
curse cannot be a lie, but when Bhagvaan will incarnate in the 28th Dwaapar of
Vaivaswat Manvantar, then you will be free from this curse by the touch of His
feet."
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