कह दसकंठ कवन तैं बन्दर । मैं रघुबीर दूत दसकन्धर ॥
मम जनकहि तोहि रही मिताई । तव हित कारन आयउँ भाई ॥
kaha dasakaṃṭha kavana taiṃ bandara | maiṃ raghubīra dūta dasakandhara ||
mama janakahi tohi rahī mitāī | tava hita kārana āyaum̐ bhāī ||
Lanka Kanda
Chapter 20: Angada's first message: surrender and live
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What happens in this chapter
Angada's first message: surrender and live
Ravana asks: who are you, monkey? Angada answers: Raghubir's envoy. My father was your friend, so I have come for your good. You are Pulastya's grandson, you worshipped Shiva and Brahma, won boons and conquered the world guardians and all kings. But in pride and delusion you carried off Sita, mother of the world. Hear my counsel and the Lord will forgive you. Take a straw between your teeth and an axe on your neck, bring your family, place Janaka's daughter respectfully in front, and come without fear. Cry: protector of the surrendered, save me, save me. Hearing that cry, the Lord will make you fearless.
उत्तम-कुल पुलस्ति कर नाती । सिव बिरञ्चि पूजेहु बहु भाँती ॥
बर पायहु कीन्हेहु सब काजा । जीतेहु लोकपाल सब राजा ॥
uttama-kula pulasti kara nātī | siva birañci pūjehu bahu bhām̐tī ||
bara pāyahu kīnhehu saba kājā | jītehu lokapāla saba rājā ||
नृप अभिमान मोह बस किंबा । हरि आनिहु सीता जगदम्बा ॥
अब सुभ कहा सुनहु तुम्ह मोरा । सब अपराध छमिहि प्रभु तोरा ॥
nṛpa abhimāna moha basa kiṃbā | hari ānihu sītā jagadambā ||
aba subha kahā sunahu tumha morā | saba aparādha chamihi prabhu torā ||
दसन गहहु तन कंठ कुठारी । परिजन सहित सङ्ग निज नारी ॥
सादर जनक-सुता करि आगें । एहि विधि चलहु सकल भय त्यागें ॥
dasana gahahu tana kaṃṭha kuṭhārī | parijana sahita saṅga nija nārī ||
sādara janaka-sutā kari āgeṃ | ehi vidhi calahu sakala bhaya tyāgeṃ ||
प्रनतपाल रघुबंस-मनि, त्राहि त्राहि अब मोहि ।
आरत गिरा सुनत प्रभु, अभय करैगो तोहि ॥
pranatapāla raghubaṃsa-mani, trāhi trāhi aba mohi |
ārata girā sunata prabhu, abhaya karaigo tohi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0