Doha 22b
सिव बिरंचि सुर मुनि समुदाई। चाहत जासु चरन सेवकाई॥ तासु दूत होइ हम कुल बोरा। अइसिहुँ मति उर बिहर न तोरा॥१॥
सुनि कठोर बानी कपि केरी। कहत दसानन नयन तरेरी॥ खल तव कठिन बचन सब सहऊँ। नीति धर्म मैं जानत अहऊँ॥२॥
कह कपि धर्मसीलता तोरी। हमहुँ सुनी कृत पर त्रिय चोरी॥ देखी नयन दूत रखवारी। बूड़ि न मरहु धर्म ब्रतधारी॥३॥
कान नाक बिनु भगिनि निहारी। छमा कीन्हि तुम्ह धर्म बिचारी॥ धर्मसीलता तव जग जागी। पावा दरसु हमहुँ बड़भागी॥४॥
Meaning
“What! Have I brought dishonour on my family by acting as His ambassador, whose feet even Śiva, Brahmā and all the gods and sages desire to serve? It is strange that your heart does not burst asunder even on entertaining such an idea.” (1) When he heard the monkey’s sharp rejoinder, Rāvaṇa glowered at him and said, “Wretch, I put up with your harsh words only because I know the bounds of decorum and propriety.” (2) Said Aṅgada, “I too have heard of your ‘uprightness’, which is evident from the fact that you stole away another’s wife. And I have witnessed with my own eyes the protection you vouchsafed to an envoy. Claimer of rightness, why do you not drown yourself and thus end your life? (3) “When you saw your sister with her ears and nose cut off, it was from consideration of such rightness that you forgave the wrong. Your rightness is famed throughout the world: I too am very fortunate in having been able to see you.” (4)
जनि जल्पसि जड़ जंतु कपि सठ बिलोकु मम बाहु। लोकपाल बल बिपुल ससि ग्रसन हेतु सब राहु॥२२ (क)॥
पुनि नभ सर मम कर निकर कमलन्हि पर करि बास। सोभत भयउ मराल इव संभु सहित कैलास॥२२ (ख)॥
Meaning
“Prate no more, you stupid creature, but look at my arms, O foolish monkey, that are like so many Rāhus to eclipse the tremendous moon-like might of the guardians of the spheres. (22 A) “Again, (you might have heard that) while resting on my lotus-like palms in the lake of the heavens, Mount Kailāsa with Lord Śiva shone like a swan. (22 B)
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