Dhenu rup dhari hridayam bichari
Dhenu rup dhari hridayam bichari
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 184 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
धेनु रूप धरि हृदयँ बिचारी। गई तहाँ जहँ सुर मुनि झारी॥ निज संताप सुनाएसि रोई। काहू तें कछु काज न होई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dhenu rūpa dhari hṛdayaṃ bichārī। gaī tahāṃ jahaṃ sura muni jhārī॥ nija santāpa sunāesi roī। kāhū teṃ kachu kāja na hoī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
At last, thinking it over in her heart, the Earth assumed the form of a cow and went to where the gods and sages were hiding. Weeping, she told them of her suffering, but nothing could be done by anyone.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 184 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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