Kari binati pad gahi dasasisa
Kari binati pad gahi dasasisa
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 177 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
करि बिनती पद गहि दससीसा। बोलेउ बचन सुनहु जगदीसा॥ हम काहू के मरहिं न मारें। बानर मनुज जाति दुइ बारें॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kari binatī pada gahi dasasīsā। boleu bacana sunahu jagadīsā॥ hama kāhū ke marahiṃ na mārẽ। bānara manuja jāti dui bārẽ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
Ravana bowed and, clasping the Lord's feet, said: 'O Lord of the world, listen. Let us not be slain by anyone except monkeys and human beings—grant us this boon.'
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 177 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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