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Rambha, Nalakubara and the curse on Ravana

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This curse is why Ravana never touched Sita.

Ravana assaults the apsara Rambha despite her protest that they are close kin. Her lover Nalakubara, Kubera's son, curses that he will die if he ever forces an unwilling woman again. Mahavidya says her husband curses that his heads would burst; the other source says he would die instantly.

Who: Ravana, Rambha, Nalakubara, Kubera

Bound to

Ravana's ancestry, birth and boons curse→payoff

Places: Kailasa path

Where this comes from

• commentary · Essence of Valmiki Uttara Ramayana (kamakoti.org PDF) - summary of Valmiki's Uttara Kanda Sarga 26 as numbered in that summary
• modern-popular · Uttara Kanda summary, mahavidya.ca (Book 7 part 1) no sarga numbers on page

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