Tulasi dekhi subeshu bhulahim mudh na
Tulasi dekhi subeshu bhulahim mudh na
Soratha 161 (b) · Bal Kand
Soratha Text
तुलसी देखि सुबेषु भूलहिं मूढ़ न चतुर नर। सुंदर केकिहि पेखु बचन सुधा सम असन अहि॥ १६१ (ख) ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tulasī dekhi subeṣu bhūlahīṁ mūḍha na catura nara। sundara kekihi pekhu bacana sudhā sama asana ahi॥ 161 (b) ॥
Meaning
Tulsidas says: Seeing a beautiful disguise, not only fools, but even clever people are deceived. Look at the beautiful peacock: its voice is like nectar, but its food is like that of a snake.
Context
This is Soratha 161 (b) 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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