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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