eTale emanAthI kadI paN adharmamAn pravRutti nahi thAy. pachhI lakShmaNane jAN karI A
vidyAdharoe potAnA kumArone upadrav mATe vidAy karyA ane sugrIvAdik moTA moTA puruSho
ATh divasano niyam laIne rahyA. pUrNa chandramA samAn vadanavALA, kamaL samAn
netravALA, nAnA lakShaNanA dhArak sinh, vAgh, varAh, gaj, aShTApadayukta rathamAn, vimAnamAn
beThA. vividh AyudhanA dhArak kapikumAro rAvaNane krodh upajAvavAno jemano abhiprAy chhe
e jANe asurakumAr devo ja chhe. prItankar, draDharath, chandrAbh, rativardhan, vAtAyan, gurubhAr,
sUryajyoti, mahArath, sAmant, balanandan, sarvadraShTa, sinh, sarvapriy, nal, nIl, sAgar,
ghoShaputra, pUrNa, chandramA, skandh, chandra, mArIch, jAmbav, sankaT, samAdhi, bahul, sinhakaT,
chandrAsan, indrAyaNi, bal, turang ityAdi anek kumAro ashvavALA rath par chaDayA, bIjA
keTalAk sinh, varAh, gaj, vAgh vagere manathIye chanchaL vAhano par chaDayA, vAdaLAnnA
paTalanI madhyamAn tejasvI, judA judA prakAranAn chihnothI yukta chhatra oDhI, nAnA prakAranI
dhajAo pharakAvatA, gambhIr avAj karatA, dashe dishAne AchchhAdit karatA lankApurImAn
praveshavA lAgyA. te manamAn vichAravA lAgyo ke khUb navAInI vAt chhe ke lankAnA mANaso
nishchint beThA chhe, temane em chhe ke sangrAmano kAI bhay nathI. aho! lankeshvaranun mahAn
dhairya ane gambhIratA to juo, kumbhakarNa jevA bhAI ane indrajit, meghanAd jevA putro
pakaDAI gayA chhe to paN chintA nathI ne ankShAdik anek yoddhA yuddhamAn haNAI gayA. hasta,
prahasta, senApati marAI gayA to paN lankApatine shankA nathI. Am chintavatA, paraspar
vAto karatA nagaramAn peThA. vibhIShaNanA putra subhUShaNe kapikumArone kahyun ke tame nirbhayapaNe
lankAmAn dAkhal thAv, bALak, vRuddha ane strIone kAI herAn na karatA, bIjA badhAne
vyAkuL karashun. tenun vachan mAnIne vidyAdhar kumAro atyant uddhat, kalahapriy, AshIviSh
samAn prachanD, vratarahit, chapaL lankAmAn upadrav karavA lAgyA. temanA bhayankar avAjo
sAmbhaLI loko atyant vyAkuL thayA, rAvaNanA mahelamAn paN vyAkuLatA thaI; jem tIvra
pavanathI samudra khaLabhaLe tem kapikumArothI lankA udveg pAmI. rAvaNanA mahelamAn rAjAnA
mANasone chintA thaI. rAvaNano mahel ratnonI kAntithI dedIpyamAn chhe. tyAn mRudangAdino
mangaL dhvani thaI gayo chhe, strIo nRitya kare chhe. jinapUjAmAn joDAyelI rAjakanyA
dharmamArgamAn ArUDh shatrusenAnA krUr shabdo sAmbhaLI AkuLavyAkuL thaI, strIonAn
AbhUShaNonA avAj thavA lAgyA, jANe ke vINA vAgI rahI chhe. badhI manamAn vichAravA
lAgI ke koN jANe shun hashe? A pramANe AkhI nagarInA loko vyAkuLatAthI vihvaL
thayA. tyAre mandodarInA pitA rAjA may, je vidyAdharomAn daitya kahevAy chhe. badhI senA
sahit bakhtar paherI, Ayudh dhAraN karI yuddha mATe taiyAr thaI rAjadvAre AvyA, jem
indranA bhavan par hiraNyakeshI dev Ave. tyAre mandodarIe pitAne kahyun, he tAt! je
vakhate lankeshvar mandire padhAryA hatA tyAre temaNe AgnA karI hatI ke badhA loko samvararUp
rahe, koI kaShAy na kare mATe tame kaShAy na karo. A divaso