An Interesting study of Boons and Curses
-S Swaminathan-
Hinduism is a wonderful religion. Here even the Gods and saints have to obey the rules. It
is very interesting to study the way curses and boons work in Hinduism.
Equally interesting is how they are showered upon people and gods
.Though we hear about the curses in other mythologies such as Greek and
Roman there is a logical pattern in Hinduism. Here truthfulness is the
basis for the curses and boons. Let us take the curses first. If a sage
or god or a Deva/semi god curses someone, it can’t be taken back even by
the person who spelt it. It is like a bullet from the rifle or an arrow
from the bow. But every curse has an antidote or atonement. We can call
it an escape route or exit strategy.Following things are obvious in the episodes of cursing:
1. Water is used to curse a person. Water has got magical powers or it is used as a medium to transfer those powers.
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