Doha 90
अस कहि रथ रघुनाथ चलावा। बिप्र चरन पंकज सिरु नावा॥ तब लंकेस क्रोध उर छावा। गर्जत तर्जत सन्मुख धावा॥१॥
जीतेहु जे भट संजुग माहीं। सुनु तापस मैं तिन्ह सम नाहीं॥ रावन नाम जगत जस जाना। लोकप जाकें बंदीखाना॥२॥
खर दूषन बिराध तुम्ह मारा। बधेहु ब्याध इव बालि बिचारा॥ निसिचर निकर सुभट संघारेहु। कुंभकरन घननादहि मारेहु॥३॥
आजु बयरु सबु लेउँ निबाही। जौं रन भूप भाजि नहिं जाही॥ आजु करउँ खलु काल हवाले। परेहु कठिन रावन के पाले॥४॥
सुनि दुर्बचन कालबस जाना। बिहँसि बचन कह कृपानिधाना॥ सत्य सत्य सब तव प्रभुताई। जल्पसि जनि देखाउ मनुसाई॥५॥
Meaning
So saying, Śrī Raghunātha bowed His head at the Brāhmaṇas’ lotus feet even as He moved forward His chariot. Thereupon Rāvaṇa felt much enraged at heart and darted to meet Him, challenging Him in a thundering voice: (1) “Listen, hermit, I am not like one of those warriors whom you have vanquished in battle. My name is Rāvaṇa, whose glory is known all the world over, and whose prison holds within its walls the regents of the spheres! (2) “You slew Khara, Dūṣaṇa and Virādha and killed poor Bāli even as a hunter would shoot his game. Nay, you wiped out a host of demon warriors and killed even Kumbhakarṇa and Meghanāda. (3) “Today I will wreak vengeance on you for all this unless, O prince, you flee away from the battle. Today I will surely give you over to death, for it is the relentless Rāvaṇa whom you have to deal with.” (4) Hearing his indescent boast the All-merciful Śrī Rāma took him as doomed to death and smilingly replied as follows: “True, true is all your greatness. But prate no more; show your valour, if you can. (5)
जनि जल्पना करि सुजसु नासहि नीति सुनहि करहि छमा। संसार महँ पूरुष त्रिबिध पाटल रसाल पनस समा॥ एक सुमनप्रद एक सुमन फल एक फलइ केवल लागहीं। एक कहहिं कहहिं करहिं अपर एक करहिं कहत न बागहीं॥
Meaning
“Do not ruin your reputation by bragging. Pray, excuse me and listen to a sound maxim. There are three types of men in this world—those resembling the rose, the mango and the bread-tree respectively. The one gives flowers alone, the second flowers and fruit both and the third yields fruit alone. Even so, the one talks, the second talks as well as does, while the third does but never goes about proclaiming it.”
राम बचन सुनि बिहँसा मोहि सिखावत ग्यान। बयरु करत नहिं तब डरे अब लागे प्रिय प्रान॥९०॥
Meaning
Rāvaṇa heartily laughed when he heard Śrī Rāma’s words. “Ah! You teach me wisdom! You did not shrink from waging war against me then; now it seems you hold your life very dear.” (90)
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