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title: "Lanka Kand Doha 18"
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# Lanka Kand · Doha 18

**चौ०** 
> बंदि चरन उर धरि प्रभुताई। अंगद चलेउ सबहि सिरु नाई॥  
> प्रभु प्रताप उर सहज असंका। रन बाँकुरा बालिसुत बंका॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> पुर पैठत रावन कर बेटा। खेलत रहा सो होइ गै भेटा॥  
> बातहिं बात करष बढ़ि आई। जुगल अतुल बल पुनि तरुनाई॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> तेहिं अंगद कहुँ लात उठाई। गहि पद पटकेउ भूमि भवाँई॥  
> निसिचर निकर देखि भट भारी। जहँ तहँ चले न सकहिं पुकारी॥ ३॥

**चौ०** 
> एक एक सन मरमु न कहहीं। समुझि तासु बध चुप करि रहहीं॥  
> भयउ कोलाहल नगर मझारी। आवा कपि लंका जेहिं जारी॥४॥

**चौ०** 
> अब धौं कहा करिहि करतारा। अति सभीत सब करहिं बिचारा॥  
> बिनु पूछें मगु देहिं दिखाई। जेहि बिलोक सोइ जाइ सुखाई॥५॥

Meaning: Adoring the Lord’s feet and keeping His glory in his heart, Aṅgada bowed his head to all and departed. The gallant son of Bāli, who was an adept in warfare, was dauntless by nature, cherishing, as he did, the might of the Lord. (1)

As soon as he entered the city he met one of Rāvaṇa’s sons, who was playing there. From hot words they came to fight, for both were unrivalled in strength and in the prime of youth to boot. (2)

He raised his foot to kick Aṅgada, who in his turn seized the foot and, swinging him round, dashed him to the ground. Finding him a formidable warrior, the demons ran helter-skelter in large numbers, too much frightened to raise an alarm. (3)

They did not tell one another what had happened, but kept quiet when they thought of the death of Rāvaṇa’s son. There was a cry in the whole city that the same monkey, who had burnt down Laṅkā, had come again. (4)

“Who knows what turn Providence is going to take?” everyone thought in deep dismay. People showed him the way unasked; if he but looked at anyone, the latter would turn deadly pale. (5)

**दो०** 
> गयउ सभा दरबार तब सुमिरि राम पद कंज।  
> सिंह ठवनि इत उत चितव धीर बीर बल पुंज॥१८॥

Meaning: With his thoughts fixed on the lotus feet of Śrī Rāma, Aṅgada then reached the gate of Rāvaṇa’s council-chamber. And there the stout-hearted and mighty hero stood with the mien of a lion glancing this side and that. (18)

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