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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