Jaun nares main karaun rasoi

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 168 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

जौं नरेस मैं करौं रसोई। तुम्ह परुसहु मोहि जान न कोई॥ अन्न सो जोइ जोइ भोजन करई। सोइ सोइ तव आयसु अनुसरई॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

jauṃ naresa maiṃ karauṃ rasoī। tumha parusahu mohi jāna na koī॥ anna so joi joi bhojana karai। soi soi tava āyasu anusarai॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

O lord of men, if I cook the meal and you serve it out so that no one knows me, then whoever eats that food will become obedient to you.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 168 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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