Doha 86
चलत होहिं अति असुभ भयंकर। बैठहिं गीध उड़ाइ सिरन्ह पर॥ भयउ कालबस काहु न माना। कहेसि बजावहु जुद्ध निसाना॥१॥
चली तमीचर अनी अपारा। बहु गज रथ पदाति असवारा॥ प्रभु सन्मुख धाए खल कैसें। सलभ समूह अनल कहँ जैसें॥२॥
इहाँ देवतन्ह अस्तुति कीन्ही। दारुन बिपति हमहि एहिं दीन्ही॥ अब जनि राम खेलावहु एही। अतिसय दुखित होति बैदेही॥३॥
देव बचन सुनि प्रभु मुसुकाना। उठि रघुबीर सुधारे बाना॥ जटा जूट दृढ़ बाँधें माथे। सोहहिं सुमन बीच बिच गाथे॥४॥
अरुन नयन बारिद तनु स्यामा। अखिल लोक लोचनाभिरामा॥ कटितट परिकर कस्यो निषंगा। कर कोदंड कठिन सारंगा॥५॥
Meaning
Evil omens of a most fearful nature occurred to him even as he went. Vultures flew and perched on his heads. Being in the jaws of death, he paid no heed to anyone and exclaimed: “Beat the drums of war.” (1) The demon host appeared endless as it marched on with its myriads of elephants, chariots, foot-soldiers and horsemen. The wicked demons rushed to face the Lord like a swarm of moths darting towards fire. (2) At this end the gods prayed to the Lord: “This fellow (Rāvaṇa) has inflicted terrible sufferings on us. Play with him no more, O Śrī Rāma; Jānakī is feeling most disconsolate.” (3) The Lord smiled to hear the gods’ prayer; Śrī Raghuvīra rose and put His arrows in order. The matted locks on His head had been tightly coiled and were interlaced with flowers. (4) With His ruddy eyes and body dark as a rain-cloud He ravished the eyes of the whole world. He fastened His quiver to a piece of cloth girt round His waist and took in His hand formidable Sārṅga bow. (5)
सारंग कर सुंदर निषंग सिलीमुखाकर कटि कस्यो। भुजदंड पीन मनोहरायत उर धरासुर पद लस्यो॥ कह दास तुलसी जबहिं प्रभु सर चाप कर फेरन लगे। ब्रह्मांड दिग्गज कमठ अहि महि सिंधु भूधर डगमगे॥
Meaning
The Lord took the Sārṅga bow in His hand and fastened at His back the beautiful quiver with an inexhaustible stock of arrows. He had a pair of muscular arms and a charming and broad chest which was adorned with the print of the Brāhmaṇa’s (Bhṛgu’s) foot. When the Lord, says Tulasīdāsa, commenced feeling the bow and arrow with His hands, the whole universe, including the elephants guarding the eight quarters, the divine Tortoise, the serpent-god (Śeṣa) and the earth with its oceans and mountains, began to quiver.
सोभा देखि हरषि सुर बरषहिं सुमन अपार। जय जय जय करुनानिधि छबि बल गुन आगार॥८६॥
Meaning
The gods rejoiced to see His beauty and rained down flowers in an endless shower, exclaiming “Glory, glory, all glory to the Fountain of mercy, the pinnacle of beauty, strength and goodness.” (86)
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