Jani acharaju karahu man mahin

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 163 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

जनि आचरजु करहु मन माहीं। सुत तप तें दुर्लभ कछु नाहीं॥ तपबल तें जग सृजइ बिधाता। तपबल बिष्नु भए परित्राता॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

jani ācaraju karahu mana māhīṃ। suta tapa teṃ durlabha kachu nāhīṃ॥ tapabala teṃ jaga sṛjai bidhātā। tapabala biṣnu bhae paritrātā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Son, do not wonder in your mind. Nothing is too hard to attain through austerity. By the power of austerity, Brahma creates the world. By the power of austerity, Vishnu becomes the Protector.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 163 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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