Doha 17
भगति जोग सुनि अति सुख पावा। लछिमन प्रभु चरनन्हि सिरु नावा॥ एहि बिधि गए कछुक दिन बीती। कहत बिराग ग्यान गुन नीती॥१॥
सूपनखा रावन कै बहिनी। दुष्ट हृदय दारुन जस अहिनी॥ पंचबटी सो गइ एक बारा। देखि बिकल भइ जुगल कुमारा॥२॥
भ्राता पिता पुत्र उरगारी। पुरुष मनोहर निरखत नारी॥ होइ बिकल सक मनहि न रोकी। जिमि रबिमनि द्रव रबिहि बिलोकी॥ ३ ॥
रुचिर रूप धरि प्रभु पहिं जाई। बोली बचन बहुत मुसुकाई॥ तुम्ह सम पुरुष न मो सम नारी। यह सँजोग बिधि रचा बिचारी॥ ४ ॥
मम अनुरूप पुरुष जग माहीं। देखेउँ खोजि लोक तिहु नाहीं॥ तातें अब लगि रहिउँ कुमारी। मनु माना कछु तुम्हहि निहारी॥ ५ ॥
सीतहि चितइ कही प्रभु बाता। अहइ कुआर मोर लघु भ्राता॥ गइ लछिमन रिपु भगिनी जानी। प्रभु बिलोकि बोले मृदु बानी॥ ६ ॥
सुंदरि सुनु मैं उन्ह कर दासा। पराधीन नहिं तोर सुपासा॥ प्रभु समर्थ कोसलपुर राजा। जो कछु करहिं उनहि सब छाजा॥ ७ ॥
सेवक सुख चह मान भिखारी। ब्यसनी धन सुभ गति बिभिचारी॥ लोभी जसु चह चार गुमानी। नभ दुहि दूध चहत ए प्रानी॥ ८ ॥
पुनि फिरि राम निकट सो आई। प्रभु लछिमन पहिं बहुरि पठाई॥ लछिमन कहा तोहि सो बरई। जो तृन तोरि लाज परिहरई॥ ९ ॥
तब खिसिआनि राम पहिं गई। रूप भयंकर प्रगटत भई॥ सीतहि सभय देखि रघुराई। कहा अनुज सन सयन बुझाई॥१०॥
Meaning
Lakṣmaṇa was greatly delighted to hear the above discourse on the discipline of Devotion (Bhakti) and bowed his head at the feet of the Lord. In this way some days were spent in discoursing on dispassion, spiritual wisdom, goodness and morality. (1) Now Rāvaṇa (the notorious demon king of Laṅkā) had a sister, Sūrpaṇakhā (lit., a woman having nails as big as a winnowing fan) by name, who was malicious at heart and dreadful like a serpent. She once went to Pañcavaṭī and was smitten with pangs of passion (Kāma) at the sight of the two princes. (2) At the very sight of a handsome man, be he her own brother, father or son, O Garuḍa, a wanton woman gets excited and cannot restrain her passion, even as the sun-stone begins to melt when it is brought in front of the sun. (3) Assuming a charming form she approached the Lord and with many a smile addressed the following words to Him: “There is no man like you and no woman like me. It is with great deliberation that God has made this pair. (4) “I have ransacked the three spheres but have found no suitable match for me in the whole universe. It is for this reason that I have till now remained a virgin; my mind has become settled to some extent on seeing you.” (5) The Lord cast a glance at Sītā and said only this much: “My younger brother is a bachelor.” She went to Lakṣmaṇa, who, knowing that she was their enemy’s sister, looked at his lord and spoke in gentle tones; (6) “Listen, fair lady: I am His servant and a dependant; thus you will have no comforts with me. My lord is all-powerful and the sovereign king of Kosalapura (Ayodhyā); whatever He does will be worthy of Him. (7) “A servant who aspires for happiness, a beggar who expects honour, a person addicted to some vice but hopes for riches, a profligate who seeks blessed state after death, an avaricious man who covets fame and a proud man who expects the four prizes of life— all these men expect to get milk by milking the heavens (i.e., want to accomplish totally impossible deed).” (8) Again she turned and came to Śrī Rāma; but the Lord sent her back to Lakṣmaṇa. Said Lakṣmaṇa, “He alone will wed you, who deliberately casts all shame to the winds.” (9) Thereupon she went fretting and foaming to Śrī Rāma and revealed her frightful demoniac form. Śrī Raghunātha saw that Sītā was frightened and made a sign to His younger brother, Lakṣmaṇa. (10)
लछिमन अति लाघवँ सो नाक कान बिनु कीन्हि। ताके कर रावन कहँ मनौ चुनौती दीन्हि॥१७॥
Meaning
With great agility Lakṣmaṇa struck off her nose and ears, thereby throwing a challenge to Rāvaṇa through her, as it were. (17)
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