Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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Cau.: bahuri ba≈di khala gana satibhåe° , je binu kåja dåhinehu båe°.
para hita håni låbha jinha kere°, ujare° haraa biåda basere° .1.
hari hara jasa råkesa råhu se, para akåja bha¢a sahasabåhu se.
je para doa lakhahiÚ sahasåkh∂, para hita ghæta jinha ke mana måkh∂.2.
teja kæsånu roa mahieså, agha avaguna dhana dhan∂ dhaneså.
udaya keta sama hita sabah∂ ke, ku≈bhakarana sama sovata n∂ke.3.
para akåju lagi tanu pariharah∂°, jimi hima upala kæ∂ dali garah∂°.
ba≈dau° khala jasa sea saroå, sahasa badana baranai para doå.4.
puni pranavau° pæthuråja samånå, para agha sunai sahasa dasa kånå.
bahuri sakra sama binavau° teh∂, sa≈tata surån∂ka hita jeh∂.5.
bacana bajra jehi sadå piårå, sahasa nayana para doa nihårå.6.
Again, I greet with a sincere heart the malevolent class, who are hostile without
purpose even to the friendly, to whom othersí loss is their own gain, and who delight
in othersí desolation and wail over their prosperity. They try to eclipse the glory of
Viƒu and ›iva even as the demon Råhu intercepts the light of the full moon (during
what is known as the lunar eclipse); and they are valiant like the reputed king
Sahasrabåhu* (so-called because of his possessing a thousand arms) in working
othersí woe. They detect othersí faults as if with a thousand eyes and their (designing)
mind mars othersí interests even as a fly spoils clarified butter. In splendour they
emulate the god of fire and in anger they vie with the god of death, who rides a buffalo.
They are rich in crime and vice as Kubera, the god of riches, is in gold. Like the rise
of a comet their advancement augurs ill for othersí interests; like the slumber of
Kumbhakarƒa† their decline alone is propitious for the world. They lay down their very
life in order to be able to harm others, even as hail-stones dissolve after destroying the
crop. I reverence a wicked soul as the fiery (thousand-tongued) serpent-god ›ea, in
so far as he eagerly expatiates on othersí faults with a thousand tongues as it were.
Again, I bow to him as the celebrated king Pæthu (who prayed for ten thousand ears
in order to be able to hear the glories of the Lord to his heartís content) inasmuch as
he hears of othersí faults with the thousand ears as it were. Once more do I supplicate
to him as Indra (the lord of celestials) in so far as wine appears charming and beneficial
to him (even as the army of gods is beneficent to Indra).‡ Harsh Ianguage is dear to
him even as the thunderbolt is fondly cherished by Indra; and he detects othersí faults
with a thousand eyes as it were. (1ó6)
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* Sahasrabåhu was a mighty warrior and a contemporary of Råvaƒa, who was once captured and
held captive by him. He was slain by Para‹uråma.
† Kumbhakarƒa was a younger brother to Råvaƒa, the demon-king of La∆kå. He was a voracious
eater and consumed a large number of goats. and buffaloes everyday. He kept awake for six months and slept
during the other half-year. Living beings thus obtained a fresh lease of life during the period of his slumber.
‡ There is a pun on the expression ëSurån∂kaí in the original ëSurån∂kaí (Sura+An∂ka) is a compound
word in Sa≈skæta, meaning the army of the gods. In Hindi it can as well be treated as two separate words ëSurå
(wine) and ëN∂kaí (charming). Hence it has been interpreted both ways in the above rendering.