तिन्हहिं ज्ञान उपदेसा रावन । आपुन मन्द कथा सुभ-पावन ॥
पर-उपदेस कुसल बहुतेरे । जे आचरहिं ते नर न घनेरे ॥
tinhahiṃ jñāna upadesā rāvana | āpuna manda kathā subha-pāvana ||
para-upadesa kusala bahutere | je ācarahiṃ te nara na ghanere ||
Lanka Kanda
Chapter 78: Ravana marches out amid evil omens
7 verses · 78 of 121
What happens in this chapter
Ravana marches out amid evil omens
Ravana preaches wisdom to the women, though he himself is base and the teaching is pure; Tulsidas remarks that many are skilled at advising others, but few practise it. Night ends and the bears and monkeys besiege all four gates. Ravana summons his warriors: whoever wavers, let him run away now; I raised this enmity by my own arms and I will answer the foe. He yokes a chariot swift as the wind, war drums sound, and his army moves like a storm of lampblack. Countless ill omens appear, but in his pride he ignores them: weapons slip from hands, horses and elephants scream, jackals and owls cry like messengers of Death. How can one who hates all beings and turns from Rama find good fortune?
निसा सिरानि भयउ भिनुसारा । लगे भालु कपि चारिहुँ द्वारा ॥
सुभट बोलाइ दसानन बोला । रन-सनमुख जा कर मन डोला ॥
nisā sirāni bhayau bhinusārā | lage bhālu kapi cārihum̐ dvārā ||
subhaṭa bolāi dasānana bolā | rana-sanamukha jā kara mana ḍolā ||
सो अबहीं बरु जाउ पराई । सञ्जुग-बिमुख भये न भलाई ॥
निज-भुज-अल मैं बैर बढ़ावा । देहउँ उतर जो रिपु चढ़ि आवा ॥
so abahīṃ baru jāu parāī | sañjuga-bimukha bhaye na bhalāī ||
nija-bhuja-ala maiṃ baira bar̤hāvā | dehaum̐ utara jo ripu car̤hi āvā ||
अस कहि मरुत-बेग रथ साजा । बाजे सकल जुझाऊ बाजा ॥
चले बीर सब अतुलित-बली । जनु कज्जल के आँधी चली ॥
asa kahi maruta-bega ratha sājā | bāje sakala jujhāū bājā ||
cale bīra saba atulita-balī | janu kajjala ke ām̐dhī calī ||
असगुन अमित होहिँ तेहि काला । गनइ न-भुजबल गर्ब बिसाला ॥
asaguna amita hohim̐ tehi kālā | ganai na-bhujabala garba bisālā ||
अति गर्ब गनइ न सगुन असगुन, स्त्रवहिं आयुध हाथ ते ।
भट गिरत रथ ते बाजि गज चिक्करत भाजहिँ साथ ते ॥
गोमायु-गीध-कराल-खर-रव, स्वान बोलहिँ अति घने ।
जनु कालदूत उलूक बोलहिँ, बचन परम भयावने ॥
ati garba ganai na saguna asaguna, stravahiṃ āyudha hātha te |
bhaṭa girata ratha te bāji gaja cikkarata bhājahim̐ sātha te ||
gomāyu-gīdha-karāla-khara-rava, svāna bolahim̐ ati ghane |
janu kāladūta ulūka bolahim̐, bacana parama bhayāvane ||
ताहि कि सम्पति सगुन सुभ, सपनेहुँ मन बिस्राम ।
भूत-द्रोह-रत मोह बस, राम बिमुख रत काम ॥
tāhi ki sampati saguna subha, sapanehum̐ mana bisrāma |
bhūta-droha-rata moha basa, rāma bimukha rata kāma ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0