Chal na brahmakul san bariai

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 165 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

चल न ब्रह्मकुल सन बरिआई। सत्य कहउँ दोउ भुजा उठाई॥ बिप्र श्राप बिनु सुनु महिपाला। तोर नास नहिं कवनेहुँ काला॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

cala na brahmakula sana bariāī। satya kahauṃ dou bhujā uṭhāī॥ bipra śrāpa binu sūnu mahipālā। tora nāsa nahiṃ kavanehuṃ kālā॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

Force will not work against the brahmin line. I speak the truth with both arms raised: hear, O lord, without a Brahmin's curse, your destruction will not come at any time.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 165 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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