Tinhhahi dei bar brahm sidhae

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 178 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

तिन्हहि देइ बर ब्रह्म सिधाए। हरषित ते अपने गृह आए॥ मय तनुजा मंदोदरि नामा। परम सुंदरी नारि ललामा॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

tinhahi dei bara brahma sidhāe। haraṣita te apane gṛha āe॥ maya tanujā maṃdodari nāmā। parama sundarī nāri lalāmā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

After granting them boons, Brahma departed, and they returned to their homes rejoicing. The daughter of the demon Maya, named Mandodari, was supremely beautiful and the foremost among women.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, 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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