Jahu bhavan kul kusal bichari

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 26 · Aranya Kand

Chaupai Text

जाहु भवन कुल कुसल बिचारी। सुनत जरा दीन्हिसि बहु गारी॥ गुरु जिमि मूढ़ करसि मम बोधा। कहु जग मोहि समान को जोधा॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

jāhu bhavana kula kusala bicārī। sunata jarā dīnhisi bahu gārī॥ guru jimi mūḍha karasi mama bodhā। kahu jaga mohi samāna ko jodhā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Therefore, considering the welfare of your own lineage, go back home. Hearing this, Ravana was enraged and hurled many abuses. [He said:] 'O fool! Do you try to instruct me like a guru? Tell me, who in the world is a warrior equal to me?'

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 26 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Golden Deer and Maricha's Death”. The episode describes Maricha disguising as a golden deer, his death by Rama's arrow, and receiving liberation.

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