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Alone that night Ravana reasons: none in the worlds equals even my servants. Khara and Dushana were as strong as I am; who but Bhagwan could kill them? If Bhagwan has taken avatar, I will go and pick a quarrel with him, give up my life to the Lord's arrow and cross the ocean of becoming. Bhajan is not possible in this tamasic body. And if he is only some prince in human form, I will defeat both in battle and carry off the woman. He drives alone to Maricha by the sea. Shiva then turns to Uma: hear the lovely katha of the plan Rama made here. When Lakshmana has gone into the forest for roots and fruits, the Lord smiles and speaks to Janaki.
सुर नर असुर नाग खग माहीं । मोरे अनुचर कहँ कोउ नाहीँ ॥
खर दूषन मोहि सम बलवंता । तिन्हहिँ को मारइ बिनु भगवन्ता ॥
sura nara asura nāga khaga māhīṃ | more anucara kaham̐ kou nāhīm̐ ||
khara dūṣana mohi sama balavaṃtā | tinhahim̐ ko mārai binu bhagavantā ||
सुर-रंजन भंजन-महि भारा । जौँ भगवन्त लीन्ह अवतारा ॥
तौ मैं जाइ बैरु हठि करऊँ । प्रभु सर प्रान तजें भव तरऊँ ॥
sura-raṃjana bhaṃjana-mahi bhārā | jaum̐ bhagavanta līnha avatārā ||
tau maiṃ jāi bairu haṭhi karaūm̐ | prabhu sara prāna tajeṃ bhava taraūm̐ ||
होइहि भजन न तामस-देहा । मन क्रम बचन मन्त्र दृढ़ एहा ॥
जौँ नर-रूप भूप-सुत कोऊ । हरिहउँ नारि जीति रन दोऊ ॥
hoihi bhajana na tāmasa-dehā | mana krama bacana mantra dṛr̤ha ehā ||
jaum̐ nara-rūpa bhūpa-suta koū | harihaum̐ nāri jīti rana doū ||
चला अकेल जान चढ़ि तहवाँ । बस मारीच सिन्धु-तट जहवाँ ॥
इहाँ राम जसि जुगुति बनाई । सुनहु उमा सो कथा सुहाई ॥
calā akela jāna car̤hi tahavām̐ | basa mārīca sindhu-taṭa jahavām̐ ||
ihām̐ rāma jasi juguti banāī | sunahu umā so kathā suhāī ||
लछिमन गये बनहिं जब, लेन-मूल-फल-कन्द ।
जनक-सुता सन बोले, बिहँसि कृपा-सुख-बृन्द ॥
lachimana gaye banahiṃ jaba, lena-mūla-phala-kanda |
janaka-sutā sana bole, biham̐si kṛpā-sukha-bṛnda ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
