Doha 12b
An arrow from Śrī Rāma’s bow strikes down Rāvaṇa’s diadems and umbrella
पूरब दिसि गिरिगुहा निवासी। परम प्रताप तेज बल रासी॥ मत्त नाग तम कुंभ बिदारी। ससि केसरी गगन बन चारी॥ १ ॥
बिथुरे नभ मुकुताहल तारा। निसि सुंदरी केर सिंगारा॥ कह प्रभु ससि महुँ मेचकताई। कहहु काह निज निज मति भाई॥ २ ॥
कह सुग्रीव सुनहु रघुराई। ससि महुँ प्रगट भूमि कै झाँई॥ मारेउ राहु ससिहि कह कोई। उर महँ परी स्यामता सोई॥ ३ ॥
कोउ कह जब बिधि रति मुख कीन्हा। सार भाग ससि कर हरि लीन्हा॥ छिद्र सो प्रगट इंदु उर माहीं। तेहि मग देखिअ नभ परिछाहीं॥ ४ ॥
प्रभु कह गरल बंधु ससि केरा। अति प्रिय निज उर दीन्ह बसेरा॥ बिष संजुत कर निकर पसारी। जारत बिरहवंत नर नारी॥ ५ ॥
Meaning
“Dwelling in the eastern quarter, which may be compared to a mountain-cave, this lion of a moon, an embodiment of supreme grandeur, glory and strength, struts through the forest of the sky, having rent asunder the crown of a mad elephant in the form of the darkness. (1) “The stars appear like so many pearls strewn all over the sky, which serve to adorn the lovely dame of night.” “Now tell me, brethren,” continued the Lord, “What you think, each of you, of the dark spot in the moon.” (2) Said Sugrīva, “Listen, O Raghunātha, it is only the shadow of the earth that is seen in the moon.” “The demon Rāhu struck the moon,” said another; “and the spot is nothing but a scar left on the latter’s bosom.” (3) A third suggested: “When Brahmā (the Creator) fashioned the face of Rati (consort of the god of love), he took out the essence of the moon (thus leaving a hole in the orb thereof). The hole is still visible in the heart of the moon and through it can be seen the shade of the blue.” (4) The Lord said, “Poison is the moon’s most beloved brother; that is why he has lodged it in his heart and, diffusing his envenomed rays, torments parted lovers.” (5)
कह हनुमंत सुनहु प्रभु ससि तुम्हार प्रिय दास। तव मूरति बिधु उर बसति सोइ स्यामता अभास॥ १२ (क) ॥
पवन तनय के बचन सुनि बिहँसे रामु सुजान। दच्छिन दिसि अवलोकि प्रभु बोले कृपानिधान॥ १२ (ख) ॥
Meaning
Said Hanumān, “Listen, my lord, the moon is Your own beloved servant and it is Your image enshrined in his heart that appears as a dark patch.” (12 A) [PAUSE 7 FOR A NINE-DAY RECITATION] The all-wise Śrī Rāma smiled to hear the words of Hanumān, the son of the wind god. Then, looking towards the south, the All-merciful Lord spoke thus: (12 B)
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