6 verses · 21 of 60
Who are you, monkey, Ravana asks; on whose strength did you wreck my grove and kill my rakshasas? Have you never heard of me? Hanuman answers. By His strength maya fashions the countless worlds; by it Brahma, Hari and Isha create, sustain and destroy, and Shesha bears the universe on his head. He takes many bodies to guard the devas and teach fools like you. He broke Shiva's bow and the pride of the kings with you among them. He slew Khara, Dushana, Trishira and Vali. By a fraction of His strength you conquered creation. I am the messenger of the One whose dear wife you stole.
कह लङ्केस कवन तैँ कीसा । केहिं के बल घालेहि बन खीसा ॥
की धौं स्रवन सुनेहि नहिं मोही । देखउँ अति असङ्क सठ तोही ॥
kaha laṅkesa kavana taim̐ kīsā | kehiṃ ke bala ghālehi bana khīsā ||
kī dhauṃ sravana sunehi nahiṃ mohī | dekhaum̐ ati asaṅka saṭha tohī ||
मारे निसिचर केहिं अपराधा । कहु सठ तोहि न प्रान कै बाधा ॥
सुनु रावन ब्रह्मांड निकाया । पाइ जासु बल बिरचित माया ॥
māre nisicara kehiṃ aparādhā | kahu saṭha tohi na prāna kai bādhā ||
sunu rāvana brahmāṃḍa nikāyā | pāi jāsu bala biracita māyā ||
जाकें बल बिरञ्चि हरि ईसा । पालत सृजत हरत दससीसा ॥
जा बल सीस धरत सहसानन । अंडकोस समेत गिरि कानन ॥
jākeṃ bala birañci hari īsā | pālata sṛjata harata dasasīsā ||
jā bala sīsa dharata sahasānana | aṃḍakosa sameta giri kānana ||
धरइ जो विविध देह सुर-त्राता । तुम्ह से सठन्ह सिखावनु दाता ॥
हर-कोदंड कठिन जेहि भंजा । तोहि समेत नृप-दल मद गंजा ॥
dharai jo vividha deha sura-trātā | tumha se saṭhanha sikhāvanu dātā ||
hara-kodaṃḍa kaṭhina jehi bhaṃjā | tohi sameta nṛpa-dala mada gaṃjā ||
खर दूषन त्रिसिरा अरु बाली । बधे सकल अतुलित बल-साली ॥
khara dūṣana trisirā aru bālī | badhe sakala atulita bala-sālī ||
जाके बल लवलेस तैं, जितेहु चराचर झारि ।
तासु दूत मैं जा करि, हरि आनेहु प्रिय नारि ॥
jāke bala lavalesa taiṃ, jitehu carācara jhāri |
tāsu dūta maiṃ jā kari, hari ānehu priya nāri ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
