Jab prataparabi bhayau nrip phiri dohai
Jab prataparabi bhayau nrip phiri dohai
Doha 153 · Bal Kand
Doha Text
जब प्रतापरबि भयउ नृप फिरी दोहाई देस। प्रजा पाल अति बेदबिधि कतहुँ नहीं अघ लेस॥ १५३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jaba pratāparabi bhaya u nṛpa phirī dohāī desa। prajā pāla ati bedabidhi katahũ nahīṃ agha lesa॥ 153 ॥
Meaning
When Pratapabhanu became king, his fame spread throughout the land. He ruled the people according to the Veda, with excellence, and there was not even a trace of sin anywhere.
Context
This is Doha 153 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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