Ab lagi mohi na mileu kou

Doha 161 (a) · Bal Kand

Doha Text

अब लगि मोहि न मिलेउ कोउ मैं न जनावउँ काहु। लोकमान्यता अनल सम कर तप कानन दाहु॥ १६१ (क) ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

aba lagi mohi na mileu kou maiṁ na janāvauṁ kāhu। lokamānyatā anala sama kara tapa kānana dāhu॥ 161 (a) ॥

Meaning

Till now no one has met me, and I do not reveal myself to anyone, for public acclaim is like fire; it burns up the forest of penance.

Context

This is Doha 161 (a) from Bal Kand, in the episode “The Story of King Pratapbhanu”. The episode describes King Pratapbhanu's deception, brahmin's curse, and the downfall that shaped Ravana's birth.

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