Bhogavati jasi ahikul basa
Bhogavati jasi ahikul basa
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 178 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
भोगावति जसि अहिकुल बासा। अमरावति जसि सक्रनिवासा॥ तिन्ह तें अधिक रम्य अति बंका। जग बिख्यात नाम तेहि लंका॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bhogāvati jasi ahikula bāsā। amarāvati jasi sakranivāsā॥ tinha teṃ adhika ramya ati baṃkā। jaga bikhyāta nāma tehi laṃkā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
Just as Bhogavati is the city of the serpent race in the nether world and Amaravati is the city of Indra in heaven, that fortress was even more beautiful and splendid than those. In the world, it became famous by the name Lanka.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 178 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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