Karna and Curse of a Brahmin
This story is mentioned in Mahabharata, Shantiparva Chapter 2, when a cow was mistakenly killed by Karna belonging to a Brahmin. Brahmin than gave Karna the curse that wheel of his chariot will be stuck in the earth.
स कदाचित् समुद्रान्ते विचरन्नाश्रमान्तिके ।
एकः खड्गधनुष्पाणिः परिचक्राम सूर्यजः ॥ 19 ॥
Once upon a time Karna was roaming on sea shore holding his bow and arrow.
सोऽग्निहोत्रप्रसक्तस्य कस्यचिद् ब्रह्मवादिनः ।
जघानाज्ञानतः पार्थ होमधेनुं यदृच्छया ॥ 20॥
A cow belonging to Agnihotri Brahmin came there and Karna unknowingly thinking that it might be dangerous animal, killed the Cow
अबुद्धिपूर्व भगवन् धेनुरेषा हता तव ।
मया तत्र प्रसादं च कुरुष्वेति पुनः पुनः ॥ 22॥
Karna went up to the Brahmin and told him the whole instance and asked for forgiveness.
तं स विप्रोऽब्रवीत् कुद्धो वाचा निर्भर्त्सयन्निव। –
दुराचार वधार्हस्त्वं फलं प्राप्नुहि दुर्मते ॥ 23 ॥
येन विस्पर्धसे नित्यं यदर्थं घटसेऽनिशम् ।
युध्यतस्तेन ते पाप भूमिश्चक्रं ग्रसिष्यति ॥ 24॥
Brahmin got angry after hearing the same and with harsh words said – “Sinful, you should also be killed. You will get the fruits of this sin. The person whom you envy and who you are continuously tying to defeat, when you will fight him that moment the wheel of your chariot will be swallowed by the earth”
