मेघनाद के मुरछा जागी । पितहि बिलोकि लाज अति लागी ॥
तुरत गयउ गिरिवर-कंदरा । करउँ अजय-नख अस मन धरा ॥
meghanāda ke murachā jāgī | pitahi biloki lāja ati lāgī ||
turata gayau girivara-kaṃdarā | karaum̐ ajaya-nakha asa mana dharā ||
Lanka Kanda
Chapter 75: Lakshmana sets out to stop Meghanada's yajna
8 verses · 75 of 121
What happens in this chapter
Lakshmana sets out to stop Meghanada's yajna
Meghanada wakes ashamed to face his father and goes to a mountain cave, resolved to make himself unconquerable. Vibhishana counsels Rama: Meghanada is performing an unholy yajna; if it is completed he cannot soon be defeated. Rama is glad and speaks to Angada and the others: go with Lakshmana and destroy the yajna. Lakshmana, you must kill him in battle; the devas are afraid and that pains me. Jambavan, Sugriva and Vibhishana will stay with the army. Lakshmana arms himself and vows in a voice like thunder: if I return today without slaying him, let me not be called Rama's servant; even if a hundred Shankaras help him, I swear by Rama I will kill him. Bowing at Rama's feet, he leaves with Angada, Nala, Nila and Hanuman.
इहाँ बिभीषन मन्त्र बिचारा । सुनहु नाथ बल अतुल उदारा ॥
मेघनाद मख करइ अपावन । खल मायाबी देव सतावन ॥
ihām̐ bibhīṣana mantra bicārā | sunahu nātha bala atula udārā ||
meghanāda makha karai apāvana | khala māyābī deva satāvana ||
जौँ प्रभु सिद्ध होइ सो पाइहि । नाथ बेगि पुनि जीति न जाइहि ॥
सुनि रघुपति अतिसय सुख माना । बोले अङ्गदादि कपि नाना ॥
jaum̐ prabhu siddha hoi so pāihi | nātha begi puni jīti na jāihi ||
suni raghupati atisaya sukha mānā | bole aṅgadādi kapi nānā ||
लछिमन सङ्ग जाहु सब भाई । करहु बिधंस जग्य कर जाई ॥
तुम्ह लछिमन मारेहु रन ओही । देखि सभय सुर दुख अति मोही ॥
lachimana saṅga jāhu saba bhāī | karahu bidhaṃsa jagya kara jāī ||
tumha lachimana mārehu rana ohī | dekhi sabhaya sura dukha ati mohī ||
मारेहु तेहि बल-बुद्धि-उपाई । जेहिं छीजै निसिचर सुनु आई ॥
जामवन्त सुग्रीव बिभीषन । सेन समेत रहेहु तीनिउ जन ॥
mārehu tehi bala-buddhi-upāī | jehiṃ chījai nisicara sunu āī ||
jāmavanta sugrīva bibhīṣana | sena sameta rahehu tīniu jana ||
जब रघुबीर दीन्हि अनुसासन । कटि निषंग कसि साजि सरासन ॥
मनु प्रताप उर धरि रनधीरा । बोले घन इव गिरा गम्भीरा ॥
jaba raghubīra dīnhi anusāsana | kaṭi niṣaṃga kasi sāji sarāsana ||
manu pratāpa ura dhari ranadhīrā | bole ghana iva girā gambhīrā ||
जौँ तेहि आजु बधें बिनु आवउँ । तौ रघुपति सेवक न कहावौं ॥
जौं सत-सङ्कर करहिँ सहाई । तदपि हतउँ रन राम-दोहाई ॥
jaum̐ tehi āju badheṃ binu āvaum̐ | tau raghupati sevaka na kahāvauṃ ||
jauṃ sata-saṅkara karahim̐ sahāī | tadapi hataum̐ rana rāma-dohāī ||
रघुपति-चरन नाइ सिरु, चलेउ तुरन्त अनन्त ।
अङ्गद नील मयन्द नल, सङ्ग सुभट हनुमन्त ॥
raghupati-carana nāi siru, caleu turanta ananta |
aṅgada nīla mayanda nala, saṅga subhaṭa hanumanta ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0