As kahi sab mahidev sidhae

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 175 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

अस कहि सब महिदेव सिधाए। समाचार पुरलोगन्ह पाए॥ सोचहिं दूषन दैवहि देहीं। बिरचत हंस काग किय जेहीं॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

asa kahi saba mahideva sidhāe। samācāra puraloganha pāe॥ sochahiṃ dūṣana daivahi dehīṃ। biracata haṃsa kāga kīya jehīṃ॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Having said this, all the Brahmins departed. When the people of the city heard the news, they began to lament and blame Fate: 'Why did it turn a swan into a crow while creating it?'

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 175 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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