Doha 24
धन्य कीस जो निज प्रभु काजा। जहँ तहँ नाचइ परिहरि लाजा॥ नाचि कूदि करि लोग रिझाई। पति हित करइ धर्म निपुनाई॥१॥
अंगद स्वामिभक्त तव जाती। प्रभु गुन कस न कहसि एहि भाँती॥ मैं गुन गाहक परम सुजाना। तव कटु रटनि करउँ नहिं काना॥२॥
कह कपि तव गुन गाहकताई। सत्य पवनसुत मोहि सुनाई॥ बन बिधंसि सुत बधि पुर जारा। तदपि न तेहिं कछु कृत अपकारा॥३॥
सोइ बिचारि तव प्रकृति सुहाई। दसकंधर मैं कीन्हि ढिठाई॥ देखेउँ आइ जो कछु कपि भाषा। तुम्हरें लाज न रोष न माखा॥४॥
जौं असि मति पितु खाए कीसा। कहि अस बचन हँसा दससीसा॥ पितहि खाइ खातेउँ पुनि तोही। अबहीं समुझि परा कछु मोही॥५॥
बालि बिमल जस भाजन जानी। हतउँ न तोहि अधम अभिमानी॥ कहु रावन रावन जग केते। मैं निज श्रवन सुने सुनु जेते॥६॥
बलिहि जितन एक गयउ पताला। राखेउ बाँधि सिसुन्ह हयसाला॥ खेलहिं बालक मारहिं जाई। दया लागि बलि दीन्ह छोड़ाई॥७॥
एक बहोरि सहसभुज देखा। धाइ धरा जिमि जंतु बिसेषा॥ कौतुक लागि भवन लै आवा। सो पुलस्ति मुनि जाइ छोड़ावा॥८॥
Meaning
“Bravo for a monkey, who dances unabashed in the service of its master anywhere and everywhere. Dancing and skipping about to amuse the people, it serves the interest of its master; this shows its keen devotion to duty. (1) “Aṅgada, all of your race are devoted to their lord; how could you, then, fail to extol the virtues of your master in the way you have done? I am a respecter of merit and too magnanimous to pay any attention to your scurrilously glib talk.” (2) Said Aṅgada: “The son of the wind-god, Hanumān, gave me a true account of your fondness for merit. He laid waste your garden, killed your son and set fire to your city and yet (in your eyes) he did you no wrong. (3) “Remembering such amiability of your disposition, I have been a little agitated in my talk with you, O Rāvaṇa. On coming here I have witnessed all that Hanumān told me, viz., that you have no shame, no anger and no feeling of resentment.” (4) “It is because you possess such a mentality that you have proved to be the death of your own father,” uttering these words Rāvaṇa burst into laughter. “Having been the death of my father I would have next claimed you as my victim; but a thought has come to me just now. (5) “Knowing you to be a living memorial of Bāli’s unsullied fame, I desist from killing you, O vile boaster. Tell me, Rāvaṇa, how many Rāvaṇas there are in the world? Or, hear from me how many I have heard of; (6) “One went to the nether world (Pātāla) to conquer Bali and was tied up in the stables by the children, who made sport of him and thrashed him till Bali took compassion on him and had him released. (7) “Another, again, was discovered by King Sahasrabāhu, who ran and captured him as a strange creature and brought him home for the sake of fun. The sage Pulastya then went and secured his release. (8)
एक कहत मोहि सकुच अति रहा बालि कीं काँख। इन्ह महुँ रावन तैं कवन सत्य बदहि तजि माख॥२४॥
Meaning
“Yet another, I am much ashamed to tell you, was held tight under Bāli’s arm. Be not irritated, Rāvaṇa, but tell me the truth, which of these may you be?” (24)
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