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title: "Sunderkand Doha 21"
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# Sunderkand · Doha 21

**चौ०** 
> कह लंकेस कवन तैं कीसा। केहि कें बल घालेहि बन खीसा॥  
> की धौं श्रवन सुनेहि नहिं मोही। देखउँ अति असंक सठ तोही॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> मारे निसिचर केहिं अपराधा। कहु सठ तोहि न प्रान कइ बाधा॥  
> सुनु रावन ब्रह्मांड निकाया। पाइ जासु बल बिरचति माया॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> जाकें बल बिरंचि हरि ईसा। पालत सृजत हरत दससीसा॥  
> जा बल सीस धरत सहसानन। अंडकोस समेत गिरि कानन॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> धरइ जो बिबिध देह सुरत्राता। तुम्ह से सठन्ह सिखावनु दाता॥  
> हर कोदंड कठिन जेहिं भंजा। तेहि समेत नृप दल मद गंजा॥४॥

**चौ०** 
> खर दूषन त्रिसिरा अरु बाली। बधे सकल अतुलित बलसाली॥५॥

Meaning: Said the king of Laṅkā, “Who are you, O monkey, and on whose might have you wrought the destruction of the grove? What! have you never heard my name? I see you are a wholly fearless wretch. (1)

“For what offence did you kill the demons? Tell me, fool, are you not afraid of losing your life?” (Said Hanumān): “Listen, Rāvaṇa: recall Him by whose might Māyā (Prakṛti/Nature) brings forth innumerable universes, (2)

“by whose might, O ten-headed monster, Brahmā, Hari (Viṣṇu) and Īśa (Śiva) carry on their respective function of creation, preservation and destruction; by whose might the thousand headed serpent (Śeṣa) supports on his head the entire globe with its mountains and forests, (3)

“who assumes various forms in order to protect the gods and teach a lesson to wretches like you; who broke Śiva’s unbending bow and crushed with it the pride of a host of princes, (4)

“who killed Khara, Dūṣaṇa, Triśirā and Bāli, all unequalled in strength. (5)

**दो०** 
> जाके बल लवलेस तें जितेहु चराचर झारि।  
> तासु दूत मैं जा करि हरि आनेहु प्रिय नारि॥२१॥

Meaning: “By an iota of whose might you were able to conquer the entire creation, both animate and inanimate, and whose beloved spouse has been (stealthily) abducted by you. Know me to be His envoy. (21)

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