Baadhe khal bahu chor juara

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 184 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

बाढ़े खल बहु चोर जुआरा। जे लंपट परधन परदारा॥ मानहिं मातु पिता नहिं देवा। साधुन्ह सन करवावहिं सेवा॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bāṛhe khala bahu cora juārā। je laṃpaṭa paradhana paradārā॥ mānahiṃ mātu pitā nahīṃ devā। sādhunhaṃ sana karavāvahiṃ sevā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Vile men, many thieves and gamblers, and libertines lusting after others' wealth and wives increased greatly. People no longer honored mother, father, or the gods, and made the ascetics serve them.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 184 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Ravan's Birth, Power, and Tyranny”. The episode describes the birth of Ravana and Kumbhakarna, their austerity-won power, and tyranny over the three worlds.

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