Doha 35b
Mandodarī offers advice to Rāvaṇa once more
कपि बल देखि सकल हियँ हारे। उठा आपु कपि कें परचारे॥ गहत चरन कह बालिकुमारा। मम पद गहें न तोर उबारा॥१॥
गहसि न राम चरन सठ जाई। सुनत फिरा मन अति सकुचाई॥ भयउ तेजहत श्री सब गई। मध्य दिवस जिमि ससि सोहई॥२॥
सिंघासन बैठेउ सिर नाई। मानहुँ संपति सकल गँवाई॥ जगदातमा प्रानपति रामा। तासु बिमुख किमि लह बिश्रामा॥३॥
उमा राम की भृकुटि बिलासा। होइ बिस्व पुनि पावइ नासा॥ तृन ते कुलिस कुलिस तृन करई। तासु दूत पन कहु किमि टरई॥४॥
पुनि कपि कही नीति बिधि नाना। मान न ताहि कालु निअराना॥ रिपु मद मथि प्रभु सुजसु सुनायो। यह कहि चल्यो बालि नृप जायो॥५॥
हतौं न खेत खेलाइ खेलाई। तोहि अबहिं का करौं बड़ाई॥ प्रथमहिं तासु तनय कपि मारा। सो सुनि रावन भयउ दुखारा॥६॥
जातुधान अंगद पन देखी। भय ब्याकुल सब भए बिसेषी॥७॥
Meaning
Everyone who saw Aṅgada’s strength was crestfallen at heart. Challenged by Aṅgada, Rāvaṇa himself now stood up. Even as Rāvaṇa proceeded to grasp his foot, Bāli’s son, Aṅgada, spoke out, “You cannot be saved by clinging to my feet. (1) “Fool, why do you not go and clasp Śrī Rāma’s feet?” Rāvaṇa turned back much abashed at heart to hear this. All his splendour was gone and he was robbed of his glory even as the moon fades away at midday. (2) With drooping heads he resumed his seat on the throne as if despoiled of all his riches. Śrī Rāma is the soul of the universe and the lord of life: how can he who is hostile to Him find any rest? (3) The universe, O Umā, springs into existence and is again dissolved with a mere play of Śrī Rāma’s eyebrows. When He is capable of transforming a blade of grass into a thunderbolt and a thunderbolt into a blade of grass, how then could a vow of His envoy prove untrue? (4) Aṅgada admonished Rāvaṇa in various ways; but as his end had drawn near, he would not listen. Having squashed the enemy’s pride, the son of King Bāli glorified his lord to his very face and departed, saying: (5) “If I do not slay you after I have sported with you on the battlefield for some time, it will be no use my indulging in self-praise just now.” Aṅgada had killed Rāvaṇa’s son even before he arrived in the latter’s presence and Rāvaṇa felt very sad at the news. (6) The demons too grew particularly nervous with fear when they witnessed the unbounded success of Aṅgada’s challenge. (7)
रिपु बल धरषि हरषि कपि बालितनय बल पुंज। पुलक सरीर नयन जल गहे राम पद कंज॥३५ (क)॥
साँझ जानि दसकंधर भवन गयउ बिलखाइ। मंदोदरीं रावनहि बहुरि कहा समुझाइ॥३५ (ख)॥
Meaning
Setting at naught Rāvaṇa’s power, the mighty Aṅgada, Bāli’s son, his body thrilling over with emotion and eyes full of tears, clasped in delight Śrī Rāma’s lotus-feet. (35 A) Perceiving that it was evening, the ten-headed monster returned disconsolate to his palace, where Mandodarī again spoke and advised him: (35 B)
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