Aur ek tohi kahaun lakhaau

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 169 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

और एक तोहि कहउँ लखाऊ। मैं एहि बेष न आउब काऊ॥ तुम्हरे उपरोहित कहुँ राया। हरि आनब मैं करि निज माया॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

aura eka tohi kahauṃ lakhāū। maiṃ ehi beṣa na āuba kāū॥ tumhare uparohita kahuṃ rāyā। hari ānaba maiṃ kari nija māyā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

And let me tell you one more thing: I shall never come in this form. O king, by my own illusion I will carry away your priest.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 169 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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