Bharadvaj sunu jahi jab hoi bidhata
Bharadvaj sunu jahi jab hoi bidhata
Doha 175 · Bal Kand
Doha Text
भरद्वाज सुनु जाहि जब होइ बिधाता बाम। धूरि मेरुसम जनक जम ताहि ब्यालसम दाम॥ १७५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bharadvāja sunu jāhi jaba hoi bidhātā bāma। dhūri merusama janaka jama tāhi byālasama dāma॥ 175 ॥
Meaning
O Bharadwaj, listen: when destiny turns against someone, then dust becomes like Mount Meru to him (heavy and crushing), his father becomes like Yama (the god of death), and a rope becomes like a snake (biting and dangerous).
Context
This is 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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