Thereupon, offering that effulgent Brāhmaṇa, with his own hands, water to wash his feet the king Brahmadatta, made arrangements for his meal. Accidentally flesh was mixed with the food of the high-souled Gautama. Being enraged thereat, the ascetic imprecated him with a dreadful curse and said: "O king, you become a vulture.' The king said: 'Be propitiated, O you of great vows, do not imprecate me thus. I have out of ignorance committed this offence. O great one, O blameless one, do you act so that this curse may find termination.' Thereat understanding that this offence was committed by the king unwittingly, the ascetic said-'o king, in the race of Iksawkus a king shall be born under the name of Rāma.
ब्रह्मदत्तः स वै तस्य पाद्यमर्थ्य स्वयं नृपः। हार्द चैवाकरोत्तस्य भोजनार्थं महाद्युतेः॥ मांसमस्याभवत्तत्र आहारे तु महात्मनः। अथ क्रुद्धेन मुनिना शापो दत्तोऽस्य दारुणः॥ गृध्रस्त्वं भव वै राजन्मा मैनं ह्यथ सोऽब्रवीत्। प्रसादं कुरु धर्मज्ञ अज्ञानान्मे महाव्रत॥ शापस्यान्तं महाभाग क्रियतां वै ममानघ। तदज्ञानकृतं मत्वा राजानं मुनिरब्रवीत्॥ उत्पत्स्यति कुले राज्ञां रामो नाम महायशाः। इक्ष्वाकूणां महाभागो राजा राजीवलोचनः॥