Soi mayam dinhi ravanahI ani

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 178 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

सोइ मयँ दीन्हि रावनहि आनी। होइहि जातुधानपति जानी॥ हरषित भयउ नारि भलि पाई। पुनि दोउ बंधु बिआहेसि जाई॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

soi mayaṃ dīnhi rāvanahi ānī। hoihi jātudhānapati jānī॥ haraṣita bhayau nāri bhali pāī। puni dou baṃdhu biāhesi jāī॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Maya brought her and gave her to Ravana. He knew that this one would become the lord of the demons. Ravana was delighted to obtain such a fine bride, and then he went and arranged the marriage of the two brothers.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 178 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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