Jaun ehi khal nit karab aharu
Jaun ehi khal nit karab aharu
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 177 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
जौं एहिं खल नित करब अहारू। होइहि सब उजारि संसारू॥ सारद प्रेरि तासु मति फेरी। मागेसि नीद मास षट केरी॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jauṃ ehiṃ khala nita karaba ahārū। hoihi saba ujāri saṃsārū॥ sārada prēri tāsu mati pherī। māgesi nīda māsa ṣaṭ kerī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
If this villain were to eat every day, the whole world would be laid waste. Reflecting thus, Brahma, through Sarasvati's prompting, changed his mind, and as a result he asked for six months of sleep.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 177 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.
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