Kalaketu nisichar tahan aava
Kalaketu nisichar tahan aava
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 170 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
कालकेतु निसिचर तहँ आवा। जेहिं सूकर होइ नृपहि भुलावा॥ परम मित्र तापस नृप केरा। जानइ सो अति कपट घनेरा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kālaketu nisicara tahaṃ āvā। jehiṃ sūkara hoi nṛpahi bhulāvā॥ parama mitra tāpasa nṛpa kerā। jāna'i so ati kapaṭa ghanerā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
At that time the demon Kalaketu arrived; he was the one who had deluded the king by appearing as a boar. He was the great friend of that ascetic king and was deeply skilled in deceit.
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 170 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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