---
title: "Bal Kand Doha 179"
canonical: "https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/bal-kand/doha-179"
lang: "en"
---

# Bal Kand · Doha 179

**चौ०** 
> रहे तहाँ निसिचर भट भारे। ते सब सुरन्ह समर संघारे॥  
> अब तहँ रहहिं सक्र के प्रेरे। रच्छक कोटि जच्छपति केरे॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> दसमुख कतहुँ खबरि असि पाई। सेन साजि गढ़ घेरेसि जाई॥  
> देखि बिकट भट बड़ि कटकाई। जच्छ जीव लै गए पराई॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> फिरि सब नगर दसानन देखा। गयउ सोच सुख भयउ बिसेषा॥  
> सुंदर सहज अगम अनुमानी। कीन्हि तहाँ रावन रजधानी॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> जेहि जस जोग बाँटि गृह दीन्हे। सुखी सकल रजनीचर कीन्हे॥  
> एक बार कुबेर पर धावा। पुष्पक जान जीति लै आवा॥४॥

Meaning: Great demon warriors had been living there. They were all exterminated in battle by the gods. Now under Indra’s commission it was occupied by a garrison consisting of ten million guards of Kubera (the chief of the Yakṣas). (1)

Having obtained this news from some quarter, Rāvaṇa marshalled his army and besieged the fortress. Seeing his vast force of fierce warriors, the Yakṣas fled for their lives. (2)

Thereupon Rāvaṇa surveyed the whole city; he was very much pleased with what he saw and all his anxiety (about a suitable capital) was over. Perceiving that the city was naturally beautiful and inaccessible for others, Rāvaṇa established his capital there. (3)

By assigning quarters to his followers according to their deserts, he made them all happy. On one occasion he led an expedition against Kubera and carried away his aerial car known by the name of ‘Puṣpaka’ as a trophy. (4)

**दो०** 
> कौतुकहीं कैलास पुनि लीन्हेसि जाइ उठाइ।  
> मनहुँ तौलि निज बाहुबल चला बहुत सुख पाइ॥१७९॥

Meaning: Again, in a sportive mood he went and lifted Mount Kailāsa and thereby testing, as it were, the might of his arms, returned most jubilant. (179)

Previous: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/bal-kand/doha-178b  
Kand: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/bal-kand  
Next: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/bal-kand/doha-180

---

Source: Gita Press, Gorakhpur editions. Buy the book: https://gitapress.org/product/sri-ramcharitmanas-special-edition

Ramayana.com, a free, ad-free project of Ved Vyas Foundation.