Ravan maran manuj kar jacha

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 49 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

रावन मरन मनुज कर जाचा। प्रभु बिधि बचनु कीन्ह चह साचा॥ जौं नहिं जाउँ रहइ पछितावा। करत बिचारु न बनत बनावा॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

rāvaṇa marana manuja kara jācā। prabhu bidhi bacanu kīnha caha sācā॥ jaṃu nahīṃ jāṃu rahai pachitāvā। karata bicāru na banata banāvā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Ravana had asked Brahma that he should die at the hands of a human being. The Lord wished to make Brahma's words come true. If I do not go, there will be deep regret. Shiva kept thinking in this way, but no plan seemed possible.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 49 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Yajnavalkya and Bharadvaja at Prayag”. The episode describes the dialogue between Bharadvaja and Yajnavalkya at Prayag and the prelude to Rama's story.

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