Sunahu sakal rajanichar jutha

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 181 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

सुनहु सकल रजनीचर जूथा। हमरे बैरी बिबुध बरूथा॥ ते सनमुख नहिं करहिं लराई। देखि सबल रिपु जाहिं पराई॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sunahu sakala rajanīcara jūthā। hamare bairī bibudha barūthā॥ te sanmukha nahiṃ karahiṃ larāī। dekhi sabala ripu jāhiṃ parāī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

Listen, all you hosts of demons! The gods are our enemies. They do not fight face to face. Seeing a strong foe, they flee.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 181 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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