Adisrishti upaji jabahim tab utapati bhai

Doha 162 · Bal Kand

Doha Text

आदिसृष्टि उपजी जबहिं तब उतपति भै मोरि। नाम एकतनु हेतु तेहि देह न धरी बहोरि॥ १६२ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

ādisṛṣṭi upajī jabahiṁ taba utapati bhai mori। nāma ekatanu hetu tehi deha na dharī bahori॥ 162 ॥

Meaning

When the primordial creation arose, I too came into being then. Since that time I have not taken another body; therefore my name is Ekatanu.

Context

This is Doha 162 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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