Bhup pratapabhanu bal pai
Bhup pratapabhanu bal pai
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 155 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
भूप प्रतापभानु बल पाई। कामधेनु भै भूमि सुहाई॥ सब दुख बरजित प्रजा सुखारी। धरमसील सुंदर नर नारी॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bhūpa pratāpabhānu bala pāī। kāmadheṇu bhai bhūmi suhāī॥ saba dukha barajita prajā sukhārī। dharamasīla sundara nara nārī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
By the power of King Pratapbhanu, the earth became like the beautiful Kamadhenu, the cow that grants all wishes. In his kingdom, the people were free from all kinds of sorrow and were happy, and all the men and women were handsome and righteous.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 155 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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The Story of King Pratapbhanu