Doha 18
नाक कान बिनु भइ बिकरारा। जनु स्रव सैल गेरु कै धारा॥ खर दूषन पहिं गइ बिलपाता। धिग धिग तव पौरुष बल भ्राता॥ १ ॥
तेहिं पूछा सब कहेसि बुझाई। जातुधान सुनि सेन बनाई॥ धाए निसिचर निकर बरूथा। जनु सपच्छ कज्जल गिरि जूथा॥ २ ॥
नाना बाहन नानाकारा। नानायुध धर घोर अपारा॥ सूपनखा आगें करि लीनी। असुभ रूप श्रुति नासा हीनी॥ ३ ॥
असगुन अमित होहिं भयकारी। गनहिं न मृत्यु बिबस सब झारी॥ गर्जहिं तर्जहिं गगन उड़ाहीं। देखि कटकु भट अति हरषाहीं॥ ४ ॥
कोउ कह जिअत धरहु द्वौ भाई। धरि मारहु तिय लेहु छड़ाई॥ धूरि पूरि नभ मंडल रहा। राम बोलाइ अनुज सन कहा॥ ५ ॥
लै जानकिहि जाहु गिरि कंदर। आवा निसिचर कटकु भयंकर॥ रहेहु सजग सुनि प्रभु कै बानी। चले सहित श्री सर धनु पानी॥ ६ ॥
देखि राम रिपुदल चलि आवा। बिहसि कठिन कोदंड चढ़ावा॥७॥
Meaning
Without nose and ears she wore a hideous form and looked like a mountain flowing with torrents of red ochre. She went sobbing to Khara and Dūṣaṇa: “Fie, fie upon your manhood and strength, brothers!” (1) Questioned by them she told them everything in detail; hearing her report the demon chiefs gathered an army. Swarming multitudes of demons of diverse shapes rushed forth like hosts of winged mountains of collyrium. (2) They were on vehicles of various kinds, infinite in number and were armed with terrible weapons of various kinds. They placed at their head Sūrpaṇakhā, shorn of her ears and nose and thus presenting an inauspicious sight. (3) Innumerable ill-omens of a fearful nature occurred to them; but the host heeded them not, doomed as they all were to death. They roared and bullied and sprang in the air; and the heroes were filled with excessive joy to see the army. (4) Said one, “Capture the two brothers alive and having captured them, kill them and carry off the woman.” The vault of heaven was overhung with the dust raised by them. (Seeing this) Śrī Rāma called His younger brother Lakṣmaṇa and said, (5) “Take Jānakī to some mountain-cave; a terrible array of demons has come. Therefore, remain on your guard.” Obedient to his lord’s command, he withdrew to a safe retreat with Revered Sītā, bow and arrow in hand. (6) When Śrī Rāma saw that the hostile force had advanced, He smiled as He strung His formidable bow. (7)
कोदंड कठिन चढ़ाइ सिर जट जूट बाँधत सोह क्यों। मरकत सयल पर लरत दामिनि कोटि सों जुग भुजग ज्यों॥ कटि कसि निषंग बिसाल भुज गहि चाप बिसिख सुधारि कै। चितवत मनहुँ मृगराज प्रभु गजराज घटा निहारि कै॥
Meaning
As He coiled His matted locks into a tuft on His head after stringing His formidable bow, it seemed as if a pair of snakes were engaged in a conflict with countless streaks of lightning on a mountain of emerald. Having girded up His quiver at His back, and clasping the bow with His long arms and putting His arrows in order, He looked at the enemy even as a lion would glare at a herd of elephants in rut.
आइ गए बगमेल धरहु धरहु धावत सुभट। जथा बिलोकि अकेल बाल रबिहि घेरत दनुज॥१८॥
Meaning
Valiant warriors came rushing with all speed shouting “Seize him, seize him!” even as the demons* close round upon the rising sun finding him all alone. (18) * It is mentioned in our scriptures that a special class of demons known by the name of ‘Mandehas’ close round upon the rising sun, weapons in hand, every morning and are driven away by the drops of water thrown into the air by way of ‘Arghya’ in course of the ‘Sandhyā’ prayer. Thus it is all the more necessary that every member of the twice-born classes should perform his Sandhyā before sunrise every morning without fail.
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