Kah tapas nrip aisei hou

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 165 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

कह तापस नृप ऐसेइ होऊ। कारन एक कठिन सुनु सोऊ॥ कालउ तुअ पद नाइहि सीसा। एक बिप्रकुल छाड़ि महीसा॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kaha tāpasa nṛpa aisei hū। kārana eka kaṭhina sūnu soū॥ kālau tua pada nāihi sīsā। eka biprakula chāṛi mahīsā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

The ascetic said, “So be it, O king. Yet there is one difficult condition; listen to it too. O lord of the earth, even Time will bow his head at your feet, except for one brahmin family.”

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 165 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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