Biprahu shrap bichari na dinha

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 174 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

बिप्रहु श्राप बिचारि न दीन्हा। नहिं अपराध भूप कछु कीन्हा॥ चकित बिप्र सब सुनि नभबानी। भूप गयउ जहँ भोजन खानी॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

biprahu śrāpa bicāri na dīnhā। nahiṃ aparādha bhūpa kachu kīnhā॥ chakita bipra saba suni nabhbānī। bhūpa gayau jahaṃ bhojana khānī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

O Brahmins, you did not give the curse after reflection. The king had done no wrong. Hearing the voice from the sky, all the Brahmins were astonished. Then the king went to the place where the food had been prepared.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 174 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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