Sunu muni katha puneet purani

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 153 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

सुनु मुनि कथा पुनीत पुरानी। जो गिरिजा प्रति संभु बखानी॥ बिस्व बिदित एक कैकय देसू। सत्यकेतु तहँ बसइ नरेसू॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sunu muni kathā punīta purānī। jo girijā prati sambhu bakhānī॥ bisva bidita eka kaikaya desū। satyaketu tahã basai naresū॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Listen, O sage, to the ancient and holy कथा, which Shiva told to Parvati. There is a kingdom called Kaikaya, famous throughout the world, and there King Satyaketu lived.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 153 from Bal Kand, in the episode “The Story of King Pratapbhanu”. The episode describes King Pratapbhanu's deception, brahmin's curse, and the downfall that shaped Ravana's birth.

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