Doha 182b
मेघनाद कहुँ पुनि हँकरावा। दीन्ही सिख बलु बयरु बढ़ावा॥ जे सुर समर धीर बलवाना। जिन्ह कें लरिबे कर अभिमाना॥१॥
तिन्हहि जीति रन आनेसु बाँधी। उठि सुत पितु अनुसासन काँधी॥ एहि बिधि सबही अग्या दीन्ही। आपुनु चलेउ गदा कर लीन्ही॥२॥
चलत दसानन डोलति अवनी। गर्जत गर्भ स्रवहिं सुर रवनी॥ रावन आवत सुनेउ सकोहा। देवन्ह तके मेरु गिरि खोहा॥३॥
दिगपालन्ह के लोक सुहाए। सूने सकल दसानन पाए॥ पुनि पुनि सिंघनाद करि भारी। देइ देवतन्ह गारि पचारी॥४॥
रन मद मत्त फिरइ जग धावा। प्रतिभट खोजत कतहुँ न पावा॥ रबि ससि पवन बरुन धनधारी। अगिनि काल जम सब अधिकारी॥५॥
किंनर सिद्ध मनुज सुर नागा। हठि सबही के पंथहिं लागा॥ ब्रह्मसृष्टि जहँ लगि तनुधारी। दसमुख बसबर्ती नर नारी॥६॥
आयसु करहिं सकल भयभीता। नवहिं आइ नित चरन बिनीता॥७॥
Meaning
Then Rāvaṇa sent for Meghanāda and admonished him to show greater strength as also hostility (towards gods). “The gods, who are staunch in battle, powerful and proud of their fighting skill, (1) “you should conquer in battle and bring them in chains.” The son got up and bowed to the commands of his father. In this way Rāvaṇa ordered all and himself sallied forth, mace in hand. (2) Even as the ten-headed Rāvaṇa marched, the earth shook, and at his thundering call the spouses of gods miscarried. Hearing of Rāvaṇa’s angry approach the gods themselves sought the caves of Mount Sumeru. (3) When the ten-headed Rāvaṇa invaded the beautiful realms of the guardians of the ten quarters, he found them all desolate. Again and again he roared loudly like a lion and, challenging the gods to battle, scoffed at them. (4) Mad with lust of blood he traversed the whole world in search of a worthy combatant, but nowhere could he find any. The sun-god, the moon-god, the wind-god, the god of water, the gods of wealth and fire, the gods of time and death and all other gods entrusted with the governance of the world, (5) Kinnaras, Siddhas, men, gods and Nāgas, all were wilfully pursued by him. All embodied beings in the creation of Brahmā, whether men or women, submitted to Rāvaṇa’s will. (6) All did his bidding out of fear and always bowed meekly at his feet. (7)
भुजबल बिस्व बस्य करि राखेसि कोउ न सुतंत्र। मंडलीक मनि रावन राज करइ निज मंत्र॥१८२ (क)॥
देव जच्छ गंधर्ब नर किंनर नाग कुमारि। जीति बरीं निज बाहुबल बहु सुंदर बर नारि॥१८२ (ख)॥
Meaning
By his mighty arm he subdued the whole universe and left no one independent. The King of kings, Rāvaṇa, ruled according to his own will. (182-A) He won by the might of his arms and wedded daughters of gods, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, human beings, Kinnaras and Nāgas and many other beautiful and excellent dames. (182-B)
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