Doha 56
राम चरन सरसिज उर राखी। चला प्रभंजन सुत बल भाषी॥ उहाँ दूत एक मरमु जनावा। रावनु कालनेमि गृह आवा॥१॥
दसमुख कहा मरमु तेहिं सुना। पुनि पुनि कालनेमि सिरु धुना॥ देखत तुम्हहि नगरु जेहिं जारा। तासु पंथ को रोकन पारा॥२॥
भजु रघुपति करु हित आपना। छाँड़हु नाथ मृषा जल्पना॥ नील कंज तनु सुंदर स्यामा। हृदयँ राखु लोचनाभिरामा॥३॥
मैं तैं मोर मूढ़ता त्यागू। महा मोह निसि सूतत जागू॥ काल ब्याल कर भच्छक जोई। सपनेहुँ समर कि जीतिअ सोई॥४॥
Meaning
Enshrining Śrī Rāma’s lotus-feet in his heart and assuring the Lord of his own capability (to accomplish the job), the son of the wind-god, Hanumān, departed. At the other end a spy disclosed the secret to Rāvaṇa, who called at the house of Kālanemi (a demon ally of Rāvaṇa). (1) The ten-headed monster told him all that he had to say, hearing which Kālanemi beat his head again and again. “Nobody can obstruct him who burnt your capital before your very eyes. (2) “Therefore, adore Śrī Raghunātha in your own interest and desist, my lord, from all vain prattle. Hold in your heart that lovely form, swarthy as the blue lotus, the delight of all eyes. (3) “Dismiss the foolish idea of ‘I’ and ‘you’, ‘mine’ and ‘thine’ and awake from slumber in the night of gross infatuation. Can anyone even dream of conquering Him in battle, who devours even the serpent of Time (which in its turn devours the entire creation)?” (4)
सुनि दसकंठ रिसान अति तेहिं मन कीन्ह बिचार। राम दूत कर मरौं बरु यह खल रत मल भार॥५६॥
Meaning
The ten-headed monster flew into a tearing rage when he heard this. Thereupon Kālanemi reasoned to himself: “I should rather die at the hands of Śrī Rāma’s messenger; for this wretch revels in his load of sins!” (56)
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