कह तापस नृप ऐसेइ होऊ । कारन एक कठिन सुनु सोऊ ॥
कालउ तव-पद नाइहि सीसा । एक बिप्र-कुल छाड़ि महीसा ॥
kaha tāpasa nṛpa aisei hoū | kārana eka kaṭhina sunu soū ||
kālau tava-pada nāihi sīsā | eka bipra-kula chār̤i mahīsā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 165: Fear only the curse of brahmins
5 verses · 165 of 361
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Fear only the curse of brahmins
The ascetic said: so be it, king, but hear of one hard condition. Even Kala will bow at your feet, except the brahmin race. By their tapas brahmins are always mighty; against their wrath there is no protector. If you bring the brahmins under your control, then even Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesha are yours. Force does not work against the brahmin line; I say it with both arms raised. Without a brahmin's curse, king, you will never perish. The king rejoiced at his words: then, Lord, I shall never be destroyed; by your grace all will be well. Saying "So be it," the crooked false muni spoke again: if you tell anyone of our meeting or of your losing the way, the fault will not be mine.
तप बल बिप्र सदा बरिआरा । तिन्ह के कोप न कोउ रखवारा ॥
जौँ बिप्रन्ह बस करहु नरेसा । तौ तुअ बस बिधि बिष्नु महेसा ॥
tapa bala bipra sadā bariārā | tinha ke kopa na kou rakhavārā ||
jaum̐ bipranha basa karahu naresā | tau tua basa bidhi biṣnu mahesā ||
चल न ब्रह्म-कुल सन बरिआई । सत्य कहउँ दोउ भुजा उठाई ॥
विप्र साप बिनु सुनु महिपाला । तोर नास नहिँ कवनेहुँ काला ॥
cala na brahma-kula sana bariāī | satya kahaum̐ dou bhujā uṭhāī ||
vipra sāpa binu sunu mahipālā | tora nāsa nahim̐ kavanehum̐ kālā ||
हरषेउ राउ बचन सुनि तासू । नाथ न होइ मोर अब नासू ॥
तव प्रसाद प्रभु कृपानिधाना । मो कहँ सर्ब काल कल्याना ॥
haraṣeu rāu bacana suni tāsū | nātha na hoi mora aba nāsū ||
tava prasāda prabhu kṛpānidhānā | mo kaham̐ sarba kāla kalyānā ||
एवमस्तु कहि कपट-मुनि, बोला कुटिल बहोरि ।
मिलव-हमार भुलाब-निज, कहहु त हमहिँ न खोरि ॥
evamastu kahi kapaṭa-muni, bolā kuṭila bahori |
milava-hamāra bhulāba-nija, kahahu ta hamahim̐ na khori ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0