Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA

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Do.: sµura kavana råvana sarisa svakara kåti jehiÚ s∂sa,
hune anala ati haraa bahu båra såkhi gaur∂sa.28.
ìWhat hero is there equal to Råvaƒa, who with his own hands cut off his heads
time and again and offered them to the sacrificial fire with great delight, as will be borne
out by Gaur∂ís Spouse (Lord ›iva) Himself.î (28)
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Á‚⁄U •L§ ‚Ò‹ ∑§ÕÊ Áøà ⁄U„UË – ÃÊÃapple ’Ê⁄U ’Ë‚ ÃÒ¥ ∑§„UËH
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Cau.: jarata bilokeu° jabahiÚ kapålå, bidhi ke likhe a≈ka nija bhålå.
nara ke° kara åpana badha bå° c∂, haseu° jåni bidhi girå aså° c∂.1.
sou mana samujhi tråsa nahiÚ more° , likhå bira≈ci jara¢ha mati bhore°.
åna b∂ra bala sa¢ha mama åge°, puni puni kahasi låja pati tyåge°.2.
kaha a≈gada salajja jaga måh∂°, råvana tohi samåna kou nåh∂°.
låjava≈ta tava sahaja subhåµu, nija mukha nija guna kahasi na kåµu.3.
sira aru saila kathå cita rah∂, tåte båra b∂sa taiÚ kah∂.
so bhujabala råkhehu ura ghål∂, j∂tehu sahasabåhu bali bål∂.4.
sunu matima≈da dehi aba pµurå, kåte° s∂sa ki hoia sµurå.
i≈drajåli kahu° kahia na b∂rå, kå¢ai nija kara sakala sar∂rå.5.
ìWhen as my skulls began to burn I saw the decree of Providence traced on my
brow and read that I was going to die at the hands of a mortal, I laughed; for I knew
Brahmåís prophecy to be false. I am not afraid in my heart even when I remember this;
for (I am sure) Brahmå must have traced the decree in his senile dementia. Yet, you fool,
you repeatedly exalt the might of another hero in my presence, giving up all shame and
decorum.î A∆gada replied: ìYes, there is no one in the whole world so shamefaced as
you. You are bashful by your innate disposition, since you never indulge in self-praise.
Only the story of offering your heads (to Lord ›iva) and lifting the mountain (Kailåsa) has
been foremost in your mind and hence you have told it twenty times over. As for (the
tale of) that strength of arm by which you were able to conquer Sahasrabåhu, Bali and
Våli, you have kept it secret in your heart. Listen, fool, and brag no more. Can anyone
turn a hero by cutting off oneís head ? A juggler is never called a hero even though he
hacks to pieces his whole body with his own hands.î (1ó5)