Bali bimal jas bhajan jani
Bali bimal jas bhajan jani
Chaupai 6, Under Doha 24 · Lanka Kand
Chaupai Text
बालि बिमल जस भाजन जानी। हतउँ न तोहि अधम अभिमानी॥ कहु रावन रावन जग केते। मैं निज श्रवन सुने सुनु जेते॥ ६ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bāli bimala jasa bhājana jānī। hatauṃ na tohi adhama abhimānī॥ kahu rāvana rāvana jaga kete। maiṃ nija śravana sune sunu jete॥ 6 ॥
Meaning
You low and arrogant one! Knowing you to be the vessel of Bali's spotless fame, I do not kill you. O Ravana, tell me: how many Ravanas are there in the world? Listen to as many Ravanas as I have heard with my own ears.
Context
This is Chaupai 6, Under Doha 24 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Angada's Dialogue with Ravana”. The episode describes Angada's fearless counsel to Ravana in his court urging him to return Sita and seek Rama's refuge.
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