Doha 89
देवन्ह प्रभुहि पयादें देखा। उपजा उर अति छोभ बिसेषा॥ सुरपति निज रथ तुरत पठावा। हरष सहित मातलि लै आवा॥१॥
तेज पुंज रथ दिब्य अनूपा। हरषि चढ़े कोसलपुर भूपा॥ चंचल तुरग मनोहर चारी। अजर अमर मन सम गतिकारी॥२॥
रथारूढ़ रघुनाथहि देखी। धाए कपि बलु पाइ बिसेषी॥ सही न जाइ कपिन्ह कै मारी। तब रावन माया बिस्तारी॥३॥
सो माया रघुबीरहि बाँची। लछिमन कपिन्ह सो मानी साँची॥ देखी कपिन्ह निसाचर अनी। अनुज सहित बहु कोसलधनी॥४॥
Meaning
When the gods saw that the Lord was on foot, they were exceedingly pained at heart. Indra (the lord of heaven) forthwith despatched his own chariot, which Mātali (Indra’s charioteer) gladly brought there. (1) It was a heavenly and unique chariot, which was all splendour; the King of Kosalapura (Ayodhyā), Śrī Rāma, gladly mounted it. It was driven by four high-spirited and charming (heavenly) horses, which knew no decay or death and flew with the speed of the mind. (2) The monkeys rushed forward with renewed vigour when they saw Śrī Raghunātha mounted on a chariot. When Rāvaṇa felt that the monkeys’ onset was irresistible, he took to creating illusions. (3) The illusive creation did not touch Śrī Raghuvīra; while the monkeys, nay, even Lakṣmaṇa took it for real. The monkeys saw among a large demon host a number of Rāmas and as many Lakṣmaṇas. (4)
बहु राम लछिमन देखि मर्कट भालु मन अति अपडरे। जनु चित्र लिखित समेत लछिमन जहँ सो तहँ चितवहिं खरे॥ निज सेन चकित बिलोकि हँसि सर चाप सजि कोसलधनी। माया हरी हरि निमिष महुँ हरषी सकल मर्कट अनी॥
Meaning
The monkeys and bears were much terrified at heart to see numerous Rāmas and Lakṣmaṇas. All of them, including Lakṣmaṇa, stood gazing like the figures in a picture wherever they were. The Lord of Kosala Śrī Rāma smilingly observed His army in a state of nonplus; He put an arrow to His bow and in a trice Śrī Hari dispersed the delusion to the delight of the whole monkey host.
बहुरि राम सब तन चितइ बोले बचन गँभीर। द्वंदजुद्ध देखहु सकल श्रमित भए अति बीर॥८९॥
Meaning
Śrī Rāma then cast His glance on all and spoke in solemn words: “Watch now my duel (with Rāvaṇa); for, all of you, my heroes, are extremely tired.” (89)
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