Sukh had lai bhag sath svan

Doha 125 · Bal Kand

Doha Text

सूख हाड़ लै भाग सठ स्वान निरखि मृगराज। छीनि लेइ जनि जान जड़ तिमि सुरपतिहि न लाज॥ १२५ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sūkha hāḍa lai bhāga saṭha svāna nirakhi mṛgarāja। chīni lei jani jāna jaḍa timi surapatihi na lāja॥ 125 ॥

Meaning

Just as a foolish dog, seeing a lion, runs away with a dry bone and imagines that the lion might snatch it away, so Indra felt no shame in thinking, 'Naradji will seize my kingdom.'

Context

This is Doha 125 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Causes of Rama's Incarnation”. The episode describes the divine causes behind Rama's incarnation and the birth of Ravana and Kumbhakarna.

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