Dharmahin prabhu pad bimukh kal bibas

Doha 38 (a) · Lanka Kand

Doha Text

धर्महीन प्रभु पद बिमुख काल बिबस दससीस। तेहि परिहरि गुन आए सुनहु कोसलाधीस॥ ३८ (क) ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dharmahīna prabhu pada bimukha kāla bibasa dasasīsa। tehi parihari guna āe sunahu kosalādhīsa॥ 38 (a) ॥

Meaning

Ravana, the ten-headed one, is devoid of dharma, turned away from the Lord's feet, and under the sway of Time. Therefore, O Lord of Kosala, listen: those virtues have left him and come to you.

Context

This is Doha 38 (a) from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Mandodari's Final Plea to Ravana”. The episode describes Mandodari's earnest final plea urging Ravana to heed dharma and recognize Rama's supreme power.

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