Baridanad jeth sut tasu

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 180 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

बारिदनाद जेठ सुत तासू। भट महुँ प्रथम लीक जग जासू॥ जेहि न होइ रन सनमुख कोई। सुरपुर नितहिं परावन होई॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bāridanāda jeṭha suta tāsū। bhaṭa mahuṃ prathama līka jaga jāsū॥ jehi na hoi rana sanmukha koī। surapura nitahiṃ parāvana hoī॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Meghnada was Ravana's eldest son, foremost among the warriors of the world. No one could face him in battle. In heaven, there was constant alarm and scattering because of him.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 180 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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