Tapabala sambhu karahim sanghara
Tapabala sambhu karahim sanghara
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 163 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
तपबल संभु करहिं संघारा। तप तें अगम न कछु संसारा॥ भयउ नृपहि सुनि अति अनुरागा। कथा पुरातन कहै सो लागा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tapabala saṃbhu karahiṃ saṃghārā। tapa teṃ agama na kachu saṃsārā॥ bhayau nṛpahi suni ati anurāgā। kathā purātana kahai so lāgā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
By the power of austerity, Shiva brings destruction. In this world, there is nothing unattainable through austerity. Hearing this, the king became greatly drawn to it. Then the ascetic began to tell ancient stories.
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 163 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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