Rahe tahan nisichar bhat bhare

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 179 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

रहे तहाँ निसिचर भट भारे। ते सब सुरन्ह समर संघारे॥ अब तहँ रहहिं सक्र के प्रेरे। रच्छक कोटि जच्छपति केरे॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

rahe tahāṃ nisichara bhaṭa bhāre। te saba suranha samara saṃghāre॥ aba tahaṃ rahahiṃ sakra ke prere। racchaka koṭi jacchapati kere॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

In the past, many mighty demon warriors lived there. The gods destroyed them all in battle. Now, by Indra's prompting, there live there the countless guardians of Kubera, the Yakshas.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 179 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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