Jap jog biraga tap makh bhaga
Chhand, Under Doha 183 · Bal Kand
Chhand Text
जप जोग बिरागा तप मख भागा श्रवन सुनइ दससीसा। आपुनु उठि धावइ रहै न पावइ धरि सब घालइ खीसा॥ अस भ्रष्ट अचारा भा संसारा धर्म सुनिअ नहिं काना। तेहि बहुबिधि त्रासइ देस निकासइ जो कह बेद पुराना॥
Transliteration (IAST)
japa joga birāgā tapa makha bhāgā śravana sunai dasa sīsā। āpunu uṭhi dhāvai rahai na pāvai dhari saba ghāla'i khīsā॥ asa bhraṣṭa acārā bhā saṃsārā dharma suni'a nahīṃ kānā। tehi bahubidhi trāsai desa nikāsai jo kaha beda purānā॥
Meaning
If even the mention of japa, yoga, dispassion, austerity, or a share in sacrifices reached Ravana's ears, he would rise at once and run. Nothing would be left; he would seize everything and destroy it. The world had become so corrupt that धर्म was not heard even by the ears; anyone who spoke of the Vedas and Puranas would be terrorized in many ways and expelled from the land.
Context
This is Chhand, Under Doha 183 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Ravan's Birth, Power, and Tyranny”. The episode describes the birth of Ravana and Kumbhakarna, their austerity-won power, and tyranny over the three worlds.