चलत होहिँ अति असुभ भयङ्कर । बैठहिँ गीध उड़ाइ सिरन्ह पर ॥
भयउ कालबस काहु न माना । कहेसि बजावहु जुद्ध निसाना ॥
calata hohim̐ ati asubha bhayaṅkara | baiṭhahim̐ gīdha ur̤āi siranha para ||
bhayau kālabasa kāhu na mānā | kahesi bajāvahu juddha nisānā ||
Lanka Kanda
Chapter 86: Ravana marches out; Rama arrayed for battle
7 verses · 86 of 121
What happens in this chapter
Ravana marches out; Rama arrayed for battle
As Ravana sets out, dreadful omens appear and vultures settle on his heads, but he is in Death's grip and orders the war drums beaten. A boundless rakshasa army of elephants, chariots, foot and horse rushes at the Lord like moths at a fire. The devas plead: he has brought us dire suffering, play with him no longer, Vaidehi grieves. The Lord smiles, rises and readies his arrows. Tulsidas paints him: matted hair bound with flowers, reddened eyes, a body dark as a rain cloud, a quiver at his waist, the Sharanga bow in hand, Bhrigu's footmark on his chest. When he turns his bow, the universe, Shesha, the earth, oceans and mountains shake. The devas shower flowers and hail him who lifts the earth's burden.
चली तमीचर अनी अपारा । बहु गज-रथ-पदाति-असवारा ॥
प्रभु सनमुख धाये खल कैसे । सलभ-समूह अनल कहँ जैसे ॥
calī tamīcara anī apārā | bahu gaja-ratha-padāti-asavārā ||
prabhu sanamukha dhāye khala kaise | salabha-samūha anala kaham̐ jaise ||
इहाँ देवतन्ह अस्तुति कीन्ही । दारुन बिपति हमहि एहिं दीन्ही ॥
अब जनि राम खेलावहु एही । अतिसय दुखित होति बैदेही ॥
ihām̐ devatanha astuti kīnhī | dāruna bipati hamahi ehiṃ dīnhī ||
aba jani rāma khelāvahu ehī | atisaya dukhita hoti baidehī ||
देव बचन सुनि प्रभु मुसकाना । उठि रघुवीर सुधारे बाना ॥
जटा-जूट हुद बाँधे माथे । सोहहिं सुमन बीच बिच गाथे ॥
deva bacana suni prabhu musakānā | uṭhi raghuvīra sudhāre bānā ||
jaṭā-jūṭa huda bām̐dhe māthe | sohahiṃ sumana bīca bica gāthe ||
अरुन-नयन बारिद-तनु-स्यामा । अखिल-लोक लोचनाभिरामा ॥
कटितट परिकर कस्यो निषङ्गा । कर कोदंड कठिन सारंगा ॥
aruna-nayana bārida-tanu-syāmā | akhila-loka locanābhirāmā ||
kaṭitaṭa parikara kasyo niṣaṅgā | kara kodaṃḍa kaṭhina sāraṃgā ||
सारङ्ग कर सुन्दर निषङ्ग सिलीमुखाकर कटि कस्यो ।
भुजदंड पीन मनोहरायत,-उर-धरासुर-पद-लस्यो ॥
कह दास तुलसी जबहिँ प्रभु सर, चाप कर फेरन लगे ।
ब्रह्मांड दिग्गज कमठ अहि महि, सिन्धु भूधर डगमगे ॥
sāraṅga kara sundara niṣaṅga silīmukhākara kaṭi kasyo |
bhujadaṃḍa pīna manoharāyata,-ura-dharāsura-pada-lasyo ||
kaha dāsa tulasī jabahim̐ prabhu sara, cāpa kara pherana lage |
brahmāṃḍa diggaja kamaṭha ahi mahi, sindhu bhūdhara ḍagamage ||
सोभा देखि हरषि सुर बरषहिँ सुमन अपार ।
जय जय प्रभु गुन-ज्ञान-बल, धाम हरन महि भार ॥
sobhā dekhi haraṣi sura baraṣahim̐ sumana apāra |
jaya jaya prabhu guna-jñāna-bala, dhāma harana mahi bhāra ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0