Chalat dasanan dolati avani
Chalat dasanan dolati avani
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 182 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
चलत दसानन डोलति अवनी। गर्जत गर्भ स्रवहिं सुर रवनी॥ रावन आवत सुनेउ सकोहा। देवन्ह तके मेरु गिरि खोहा॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
calata dasānana ḍolati avanī। garjata garbha sravahiṃ sura ravanī॥ rāvana āvata suneu sakohā। devanha take meru giri khohā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
As Ravana moved, the earth trembled; at his roar, the wombs of the celestial women miscarried. Hearing that Ravana was coming in rage, the gods sought refuge in the caves of Mount Meru.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 182 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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