Jehi bidhi hoi dharm nirmula

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 183 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

जेहि बिधि होइ धर्म निर्मूला। सो सब करहिं बेद प्रतिकूला॥ जेहिं जेहिं देस धेनु द्विज पावहिं। नगर गाउँ पुर आगि लगावहिं॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

jehi bidhi hoi dharma nirmūlā। so saba karahiṃ beda pratikūlā॥ jehiṃ jehiṃ desa dhenu dvija pāvahiṃ। nagara gāuṃ pura āgi lagāvahiṃ॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

Whatever uprooted धर्म, they did that; they acted in opposition to the Vedas. Wherever they found cows and brahmins, they set fire to that city, village, or town.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, 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.

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