Ehi bidhi bhup kasht ati thoren
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 169 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
एहि बिधि भूप कष्ट अति थोरें। होइहहिं सकल बिप्र बस तोरें॥ करिहहिं बिप्र होम मख सेवा। तेहिं प्रसंग सहजेहिं बस देवा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ehi bidhi bhūpa kaṣṭa ati thoreṃ। hoihahiṃ sakala bipra basa toreṃ॥ karihahiṃ bipra homa makha sevā। tehiṃ prasaṃga sahajaehiṃ basa devā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
O king, in this way, with very little effort, all the brahmins will come under your control. The brahmins will perform fire-offerings, sacrifices, and worship; through that connection, the gods too will easily come under your control.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 169 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.