HridayaN na kachhu phal anusandhana

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 156 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

हृदयँ न कछु फल अनुसंधाना। भूप बिबेकी परम सुजाना॥ करइ जे धरम करम मन बानी। बासुदेव अर्पित नृप ग्यानी॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

hṛdayaṃ na kachu phala anusandhānā। bhūpa bibekī parama sujānā॥ karai je dharama karama mana bānī। bāsudeva arpita nṛpa gyānī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

There was no desire for any reward in his heart. The king was highly wise and learned. Whatever righteous deeds that wise king performed in action, mind, and speech, he offered all to Lord Vasudeva.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 156 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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