Sunu sath soi ravan balsila

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 25 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

सुनु सठ सोइ रावन बलसीला। हरगिरि जान जासु भुज लीला॥ जान उमापति जासु सुराई। पूजेउँ जेहि सिर सुमन चढ़ाई॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sunu saṭha soi rāvana balasīlā। haragiri jāna jāsu bhuja līlā॥ jāna umāpati jāsu surāī। pūjeũ jehi sir sumana caṛhāī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Ravana said, 'Listen, fool! I am that mighty Ravana whose arm's prowess is known even to Mount Kailasa. Lord Shiva, consort of Uma, knows my valor, the one whom I worshiped again and again by offering flowers from my head.'

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 25 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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