Gai shram sakal sukhi nrip bhayau

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 159 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

गै श्रम सकल सुखी नृप भयऊ। निज आश्रम तापस लै गयऊ॥ आसन दीन्ह अस्त रबि जानी। पुनि तापस बोलेउ मृदु बानी॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

gai śrama sakala sukhī nṛpa bhayau। nija āśrama tāpasa lai gayau॥ āsana dīnha asta rabi jānī। puni tāpasa boleu mṛdu bānī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

All weariness was gone, and the king became happy. Then the ascetic took him to his hermitage, and, knowing that it was sunset, offered him a seat. Then the ascetic spoke gently.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 159 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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