नृप-भुजबल-बिधु सिव-धनु-राहू । गरुअ कठोर बिदित सब काहू ॥
रावन बान महाभट भारे । देखि सरासन गवँहिं सिधारे ॥
nṛpa-bhujabala-bidhu siva-dhanu-rāhū | garua kaṭhora bidita saba kāhū ||
rāvana bāna mahābhaṭa bhāre | dekhi sarāsana gavam̐hiṃ sidhāre ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 250: The vow proclaimed and the kings' failed attempts
5 verses · 250 of 361
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The vow proclaimed and the kings' failed attempts
The heralds proclaim: the kings' might is a moon, and Shiva's bow is the Rahu that swallows it. Even Ravana and Banasura saw it and quietly left. Whoever breaks Purari's stern bow today, Vaidehi will wed him without hesitation, and with her comes the glory of the three worlds. Every king longs for her, and proud warriors burn with anger. Girding themselves, they bow to their deities and go. Glaring, they seize the bow and strain every way, but it does not rise. Sensible kings do not go near it. The foolish grab it, fail and walk off ashamed, as if the bow grew heavier with each warrior's strength.
सोइ पुरारि-कोदंड कठोरा । राज-समाज आजु जोइ तोरा ॥
त्रिभुवन-जय-समेत बैदेही । बिनहिँ बिचार बरइ हठि तेही ॥
soi purāri-kodaṃḍa kaṭhorā | rāja-samāja āju joi torā ||
tribhuvana-jaya-sameta baidehī | binahim̐ bicāra barai haṭhi tehī ||
सुनि पन सकल भूप अभिलाखे । भट मानी अतिसय मन माखे ॥
परिकर बाँधि उठे अकुलाई । चले इष्टदेवन्ह सिर नाई ॥
suni pana sakala bhūpa abhilākhe | bhaṭa mānī atisaya mana mākhe ||
parikara bām̐dhi uṭhe akulāī | cale iṣṭadevanha sira nāī ||
तमकि ताकि तकि सिव-धनु धरहीँ । उठइ न कोटि भाँति बल करहीँ ॥
जिन्ह के कछु बिचार मन माहीँ । चाप समीप महीप न जाहीँ ॥
tamaki tāki taki siva-dhanu dharahīm̐ | uṭhai na koṭi bhām̐ti bala karahīm̐ ||
jinha ke kachu bicāra mana māhīm̐ | cāpa samīpa mahīpa na jāhīm̐ ||
तमकि धरहिँ धनु मूढ़ नृप, उठइ न चलहिँ लजाइ ।
मनहुँ पाइ भट बाहु बल, अधिक अधिक गरुआइ ॥
tamaki dharahim̐ dhanu mūr̤ha nṛpa, uṭhai na calahim̐ lajāi |
manahum̐ pāi bhaṭa bāhu bala, adhika adhika garuāi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0