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title: "Bal Kand Doha 181"
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# Bal Kand · Doha 181

**चौ०** 
> कामरूप जानहिं सब माया। सपनेहुँ जिन्ह कें धरम न दाया॥  
> दसमुख बैठ सभाँ एक बारा। देखि अमित आपन परिवारा॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> सुत समूह जन परिजन नाती। गनै को पार निसाचर जाती॥  
> सेन बिलोकि सहज अभिमानी। बोला बचन क्रोध मद सानी॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> सुनहु सकल रजनीचर जूथा। हमरे बैरी बिबुध बरूथा॥  
> ते सनमुख नहिं करहिं लराई। देखि सबल रिपु जाहिं पराई॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> तेन्ह कर मरन एक बिधि होई। कहउँ बुझाइ सुनहु अब सोई॥  
> द्विजभोजन मख होम सराधा। सब कै जाइ करहु तुम्ह बाधा॥४॥

Meaning: Taking form at will, they were skilled in all forms of demoniac Māyā (deceit); they never thought of righteousness or compassion even in a dream. One day the ten-headed Rāvaṇa was seated in court and surveyed the innumerable members of his clan; (1)

hosts of sons and grandsons, relatives and servants, troops of demons, more than anyone could count. On seeing his army the naturally proud Rāvaṇa spoke words full of wrath and arrogance; (2)

“Listen, all demon troops: the gods are my enemies. They never dare to confront us in open fight, and flee away at the sight of a powerful adversary. (3)

“There is only one way of causing their death, which I tell you in detail; now listen to it. Go and prevent the feasting of Brāhmaṇas, the performance of sacrifices, the pouring of oblations into the sacred fire, the ceremony of Śrāddha (offering food etc., to departed manes) and all other religious functions. (4)

**दो०** 
> छुधा छीन बलहीन सुर सहजेहिं मिलिहहिं आइ।  
> तब मारिहउँ कि छाड़िहउँ भली भाँति अपनाइ॥१८१॥

Meaning: “Emaciated with starvation and rendered weak, the gods will automatically surrender to me. Then I will see whether I should kill them or let them go after subjugating them utterly to my will.” (181)

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