Doha 175
The birth of Rāvaṇa and his brothers, their austerities, opulence and tyranny
अस कहि सब महिदेव सिधाए। समाचार पुरलोगन्ह पाए॥ सोचहिं दूषन दैवहि देहीं। बिरचत हंस काग किय जेहीं॥१॥
उपरोहितहि भवन पहुँचाई। असुर तापसहि खबरि जनाई॥ तेहिं खल जहँ तहँ पत्र पठाए। सजि सजि सेन भूप सब धाए॥२॥
घेरेन्हि नगर निसान बजाई। बिबिध भाँति नित होइ लराई॥ जूझे सकल सुभट करि करनी। बंधु समेत परेउ नृप धरनी॥३॥
सत्यकेतु कुल कोउ नहिं बाँचा। बिप्रश्राप किमि होइ असाँचा॥ रिपु जिति सब नृप नगर बसाई। निज पुर गवने जय जसु पाई॥४॥
Meaning
So saying, all the Brāhmaṇas dispersed. When the people of the city received the news, they were much perturbed and began to blame Providence, who had set upon a swan but produced a crow instead. (1) Conveying the priest to his house, the demon (Kālaketu) communicated the tidings to the (false) hermit. The wretch in his turn dispatched letters in all directions and a host of princes hastened with their troops, martially arrayed; (2) and beating their kettledrums, beleaguered the city. Everyday battles were fought in diverse forms. All his heroes fought valiantly and fell. And the king with his brother bit the dust. (3) Not one of Satyaketu’s family survived; a Brāhmaṇa’s curse can never fail. Having vanquished the foe and re-inhabiting the city, all the chiefs returned to their own capitals enriched with victory and fame. (4)
भरद्वाज सुनु जाहि जब होइ बिधाता बाम। धूरि मेरुसम जनक जम ताहि ब्यालसम दाम॥१७५॥
Meaning
Listen, O Bharadvāja: whosoever incurs the displeasure of Providence, for him a grain of dust becomes as vast a burden as Mount Meru, a father becomes frightful as Yama (the god of death) and even rope, a snake. (175)
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