ujjavaL chAmarayukta, meghamALAmAn pUrNimAnA chandra samAn shobhato hato. tenI sAthe anek
sAmanto ane kumAro ashvArohI ane pyAdAn chandanano ange lep karI, tAmbulathI hoTh lAl
karI. khabhe khaDga mUkI, sundar vastro paherI, AgaL-pAchhaL, DAbe-jamaNe sainiko chAlyA
jAy chhe, vINA-bansarI-mRudangAdi vAge chhe, nRitya thatun jAy chhe. kapivanshIonA kumAro
svargapurImAn asurakumAr pravesh kare tem lankAmAn praveshyA. lankAmAn praveshatA angadane joIne
strIo paraspar vAto karavA lAgI juo, A angad dashamukhanI nagarImAn nirbhayapaNe
chAlyo jAy chhe, ANe shun karavAnun Arambhyun hashe? have pachhI shun thashe? lokonI AvI vAt
sAmbhaLatA te chAlatA chAlatA rAvaNanA mahelamAn gayA. tyAn maNiono chok joI temaNe
jANyun ke e sarovar chhe tethI trAs pAmyA pachhI barAbar jotAn te maNino chok chhe em
jANI AgaL gayA. sumerunI guphA jevun ratnothI nirmAyit mandiranun dvAr joyun, maNionAn
toraNothI dedIpyamAn anjan parvat sarakhA indranIlamaNinA gaj joyA, temanA vishAL
kumbhasthaL, atyant manogna sthUL dAnt ane mastak par sinhanA chihna, jenA shir par pUnchh
chhe, hAthIonA kumbhasthaL par vikarAL vadanavALA sinh, tIkShNa dADh ane bhayAnak kesh,
temane joIne pyAdAn DarI gayA, temaNe jANyun ke sAchA hAthI chhe tethI bhayathI vihvaL
thaIne bhAgyAn angade khUb samajAvyA tyAre AgaL chAlyAn. rAvaNanA mahelamAn kapivanshI
sinhanI guphAmAn mRuganI peThe gayA. anek dvAr vaTAvIne AgaL javA shaktimAn thayA.
gharanI rachanA gahan tethI janmaandhanI peThe bhaTakyA. sphaTikamaNinA mahelo hatA tyAn
AkAshanI AshankAthI bhram pAmyA ane te indranIlamaNinI peThe andhakArarUp bhAse,
mastakamAn shilA vAgI tethI jamIn par paDayA, temanI Ankho vedanAthI vyAkuL banI,
koI upAye mArga meLavIne AgaL gayA jyAn sphaTikamaNinI peThe ghaNAnA goThaN bhAngyA,
kapAL phUTayAn, dukhI thayA ane pAchhA pharyA to mArga na maLe. AgaL ek ratnamayI strI
joI tene sAchI strI jANIne tene pUchhavA lAgyA paN te shun uttar Ape? tyAre te shankAthI
bharelA AgaL gayA, vihvaL thaIne sphaTikamaNinI bhUmimAn paDayA. AgaL shAntinAthanA
mandiranun shikhar najare paDayun, paN jaI shake tem nahotun, ADI sphaTikanI bhInt hatI. jem
te strI najare paDI hatI ek ratnamay dvArapAL najare paDayo. tenA hAthamAn sonAnI
lAkaDI hatI. tene kahyun ke shrI shAntinAthanA mandirano mArga batAvo, te shun batAve? pachhI
tene hAthathI kUTayo to kUTanAranI AngaLInA chUrA thaI gayA. vaLI AgaL gayA, temane
lAgyun ke A indranIlamaNinun dvAr chhe, tyAnthI shAntinAthanA mandiramAn javAnI ichchhA karI.
jenA bhAv kuTil chhe evA ekavachan bolatA manuShyane joyo, tenA vAL pakaDayA ane