pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा चैनमुवाचाथ पर्वतो मुनिसत्तमः। एष शूरो रणे योद्धा संग्रामेष्वनिवर्तकः॥ युध्यमानस्तथैवेष प्रहारैर्जर्जरीकृतः। कृती शूरो रणे जेता स्वाम्यर्थे त्यक्तजीवितः॥ संग्रामे निहतोऽमित्रैर्हत्वा च सरमे बहून्। इन्द्रस्यातिथिरेवैष अथ वा यत्र गच्छति॥ नृत्यगीतपरैर्लोकः सेव्यते नरसत्तमः। पप्रच्छ रावणो भूयः कोऽयं यात्यर्कसंनिभः॥ रावणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा पर्वतो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। य एष दृश्यते राजन्विमाने सर्वकाञ्चने॥ पर्वतस्य वचः श्रुत्वा अप्सरोगणसंयुक्ते पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननः। सुवर्णदो महाराज विचित्राभरणाम्बरः॥ एष गच्छति शीघ्रण यानेन तु महाद्युति। रावणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing his words Parvata, the foremost of saints, again said, "He is heroic and a great warrior, he never return unsuccessful from a battlefield. Having performed many heroic feats in battle, and slain many enemies, he has been assailed with many wounds in fighting and has renounced his life for his master. Having destroyed many in battle, he has at last been slain by his enemies and is perhaps now going either to the region of Indra or to some such place. This best of men is now being entertained by these well-versed in the are of singing and dancing.” Rāvana again said, "Who go there effulgent like to the sun?” Hearing the words of Ravana, Parvata said, "The person, resembling the full moon and wearing diverse ornaments and clothes, whom you behold, O great diverse ornaments and clothes, whom you behold, O great king, in the golden car abounding in Apasaräs, distributed gold. He, gifted with great effulgence, is now going in a swift-coursing car." Hearing the words of Parvata, Ravana said.
Sanskrit: एते वै यान्ति राजानो ब्रूहि त्वमृषिसत्तम। को ह्यत्र याचितो दद्याद्युद्धातिथ्यं ममा ध वै॥ तं ममाख्याहि धर्मज्ञ पिता मे त्वं हि धर्मतः। एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच रावणं पर्वतस्तदा॥ स्वर्गार्थिनो महाराज नैते युद्धार्थिनो नृपाः। वक्ष्यामि ते महाभाग यस्ते युद्धं प्रदास्यति॥ स तु राजा महातेजा: सप्तद्वीपेश्वरो महान्। मांधातेत्यभिविख्यातः स ते युद्धं प्रदास्यति॥ पर्वतस्य वचः श्रुत्वा रावणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। कृतोऽसौ तिष्ठते राजा तत्समाचक्ष्व सुव्रत॥ सोऽहं यास्यामि तत्रैव यत्रासौ नरपुंगवः। रावणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा मुनिर्वचनमब्रवीत्॥ युवनाश्वसुतो राजा मांधाता राजसत्तमः। सप्तद्वीपससुद्रान्तां जित्वेहाभ्यागमिष्यति॥
English: "O foremost of Rsis, do you tell me, who, of these kings going, if prayed for, may offer me the hospitality of a battle? Forsooth you are my father; do you point out (such a man to me) O you conversant with piety." Being thus addressed, Parvata again said to Rāvana, “O great king, all these kings wish for heaven not for battle. I shall point out such a man, O great one, as shall enter into conflict with you. There is a highly powerful king, the lord of seven islands, well known by the name of Măndhāta; he shall enter into an encounter with you.” Hearing the words of Parvata, Rāvana again said, "Do you tell me, O you of great devotion, where this king resides. I shall go where lives this foremost of men.” Hearing the words of Ravana, the sage again said, "The son of Yuvanāśva has conquered the world consisting of seven islands beginning with the sea; Māndhātā, the foremost of kings, is just coming to meet him."
Sanskrit: अथापश्यन्महाबाहुस्त्रैलोक्य वरदर्पितः। अयोध्यायाः पतिं वीरं मांधातारं नृपोत्तमम्॥ सप्तद्वीपाधिपं यान्तं चन्दनेन विराजता। काञ्चनेन विचित्रेण माहेन्द्राभेण भास्वता॥ जाज्वल्यमानं रूपेण दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्। तमुवाच दशग्रीवो युद्ध मे दीयतामिति॥ एवमुक्तो दशग्रीवं प्रहस्येदमुवाच ह। यदि ते जीवितं नेष्टं ततो युद्ध्यस्व राक्षस॥
English: Thereupon (Rāvana) having long arms, proud of the boon conferred upon him in the three worlds, beheld the heroic Māndhātā, the lord of Ayodhyā and the foremost of kings. The king of seven islands proceeded in a golden and well-painted car resplendent like that of Mahendra, shining in his beauty and sprinkled with celestial unguents. The Ten-necked demon said to him, “Do you give me battle.” Being thus addressed, he, laughing, said to the ten-necked demon, "If your life is not dear to you, do you fight with me, O Raksasa."
Sanskrit: मांधातुर्वचनं श्रुत्वा रावणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। वरुणस्य कुबेरस्य यमस्यापि न विव्यथे॥ किं पुनर्मानुषात्त्वत्तो रावणो भयमाविशेत्। एवमुक्त्वा राक्षसेन्द्रः क्रोधात्संप्रज्वनिव॥ आज्ञापयामास तदा राक्षसान्युद्धदुर्मदान्। अथ क्रुद्धास्तु सचिवा रावणस्य दुरात्मनः॥ ववर्षुः शरजालानि क्रुद्धा युद्धविशारदाः। अथ राज्ञा बलवता कङ्कपत्रैः शिलाशितैः॥ इषुभिस्ताडिताः सर्वे प्रहस्तशुकसारणाः। महोदरविरूपाक्षा हकम्पनपुरोगमा:॥ अथ प्रहस्तस्तु नृपमिषुवर्षेरवाकिरत्। अप्राप्तानेव तान्पर्वान्प्रचिच्छेद नृपोत्तमः॥ भृशुण्डीभिश्च भल्लैश्च भिन्दिपालैश्च तोमरैः। नरराजेन दह्यन्ते तृणभारा इवाग्निना॥ ततो नृपवरः क्रुद्धः पञ्चभिः प्रबिभेद तम्। तोमरैश्च महावेगैः पुनः क्रौञ्चमिवाग्निजः॥
English: Hearing the words of Māndhātă, Rāvana said, "Rāvaņa did not experience any affliction from Varuna, Kubera or Yama; why should he experience fear from you, who are a man?" Having said this, the lord of Rākşasas as if burning in ire, ordered the Rākşasas irrepressible in battle. Thereupon the ministers of the vicious-souled Ravana, highly enraged and well-skilled in warfare, began to make a downpour of arrows. Thereupon the highly powerful king Māndhātā, with sharpened shafts, assailed Prahasta, Suka Sarana, Mahodara, Virupaksa, Akampana and other foremost heroes. Prahasta covered the king with his arrows, but before they had approached him, that foremost of men shattered them into pieces. Like to fire burning down grass, the host of Rākşasas were burnt down by the king Mândhātā by means of hundreds of Bhusundis, Bhallas, Bhindipālās and Tomaras. As Kārtikeya, the son of fire, sundered the mount Krauñca with his shafts so Māndhātā, enraged, pierced Prahasta with five Tomaras gifted with great velocity.
Sanskrit: ततो मुहुर्धापयित्वा मुद्गरं यमसंनिभम्। प्राहरत्सोऽतिवेगेन राक्षसस्य रथं प्रति॥ स पपात महावेगो मुद्गरो वसंनिभः। स तूर्णं पातितस्तेन रावणः शक्रकेतुवत्॥
English: Then hurling his mace again and again resembling that of Yama, he struck, vehemently, Rāvana's car therewith. That club, resembling the lightening, vehemently descended (upon Ravana's car) and Ravana, like Sakra's banner, was speedily upset by that.
Sanskrit: तदा स नृपतिः प्रीत्या हर्षोद्गतबलो बभौ। सकलेन्दुकलाः स्पृष्ट्वा यथाम्बु लवणाम्भसः॥ ततो रक्षोबलं सर्वं हाहाभूतमचेतनम्। परिवार्याथ तं तस्थौ राक्षसेन्द्रं समन्ततः॥
English: Like to the rising of the waters of the salt ocean on the full moon, the king Måndhātā's joy and strength were greatly increased. Thereupon the entire Raksasa host, emitting loud cries, stood encircling on all sides the lord of Rākşasas.
Sanskrit: ततश्चिरात्समाश्वस्य रावणो लोकरावणः। मांधातुः पीडयामास देहं लङ्केश्वरो भृशम्॥ मूर्छितं तु नृपं दृष्ट्वा प्रहृष्टास्ते निशाचराः। चुक्रुशुः सिंहनादांश्च प्रक्ष्वेलन्तो महाबलाः॥
English: Thereat speedily regaining his sense, Rāvana, a terror to all people, the lord of Lankā,-greatly assailed the person of Māndhātā. And beholding that king in a swoon, the highly powerful nightrangers were greatly delighted and emitted leonine roars.
Sanskrit: लब्धसंज्ञो मुहूर्तेन अयोध्याधिपतिस्तदा। तं मन्त्रिभिः शत्रु पूज्यमानं निशाचरैः॥ जातकोपो दुराधर्षश्चन्द्रार्कसदृशद्युतिः। महता शरवर्षेण पातयद्राक्षसं बलम्॥ चापस्यैव निनादेन तस्य बाणरवेण च। संचचाल ततः सैन्यमुद्भूत इव सागरः॥ ताद्धमभवद्धोरं नरराक्षससंकुलम्। अथाविष्टो महात्मानौ नरराक्षससत्तमौ॥ कार्मुकासिधरौ वीरौ वीरासनगतौ तदा। मांधाता रावणं चैव रावणश्चैव तं नृपम्॥ क्रोधेन महताविष्टौ शरवर्ष मुमोचतुः। तौ परस्परसंक्षोभात्प्रहारैः क्षतविक्षतौ॥
English: Regaining his sense in a moment the king of Ayodhyā beheld his enemy worshipped by the courtiers and night-rangers. He was instantly worked up with ire; and assuming a person resplendent like that of the sun and the moon he began to slay the Räksasa host with a dreadful downpour of shafts. With his arrows and the noise thereof the entire Räksasa army were overwhelmed like the agitated deep. Thereupon there arose a dreadful conflict between men and demons. And those two heroic, high-souled and foremost of men and Rakşasas seated on warriors' seats and holding bow and daggers entered (the field).
Sanskrit: कार्मुकेऽस्त्रं समाधाय रौद्रमस्त्रममुञ्चत। आग्नेयेन तु मांधाता तदस्त्रं पर्यवारयत्॥ गान्धर्वेण दशग्रीवो वारुणेन च राजराट्। गृहीत्वा स तु ब्रह्मास्त्रं सर्वभूतभयावहम्॥ वेदयामास मांधाता दिव्यं पाशुपतं महत्। तदस्त्रं घोररूपं तु त्रैलोक्यभयवर्धनम्॥
English: And possessed by great anger they began to assail one another with shafts, Māndhātā Rāvana and he again the king. They, being assailed by one another, were both wounded. And setting the Raudra shaft upori his bow Rāvana discharged it and Māndhatā baffled it by means of his fiery shafts. The Ten-necked demon took up the Gāndharva weapon and the king Māndhätă the Brahma weapon striking terror to all. Rävaņa then took up the celestial Pāśuapa weapon, dreadful and increasing the fright of the three worlds, obtained by him from Rudra by virtue of his rigid penances.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा त्रस्तानि भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च। वरदानात्तु रुद्रस्य तपसाराधितं महत्॥ तत: संकम्पते सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्। देवाः संकम्पिताः सर्वे लयं नागाश्च संगताः॥ अथ तौ मुनिशार्दूलौ ध्यानयोगादपश्यताम्। पुलस्त्यो गालवश्चैव वारयामास तं नृपम्॥ सोपालम्भेश्च विविधैर्वाक्यै राक्षससत्तमम्। तौ तु कृत्वा तदा प्रीति नरराक्षसयोस्तदा॥ संप्रस्थितौ सुसंहृष्टौ पथा येनैव चागतौ॥
English: Seeing this all animal, mobile and immobile, were stricken with terror. Thereupon trembled all the three worlds consisting of mobile and immobile begins, the celestials and all the serpents became inert. Being apprised (of this conflict) by virtue of meditation the two foremost of ascetics Pulastya and Gälava remonstrated with them in many a way and prevented the king (Māndhātā) and the foremost of Rākṣasas. Thereupon that man and demon being reconciled with one another went back by the ways they had respectively come.
Sanskrit: गताभ्यामथ विप्राभ्यां रावणो राक्षसाधिपः। दशयोजनसाहस्रं प्रथमं तु मरुत्पथम्॥
English: Those two Brāhmaṇas having departed, Rāvana, the lord of Raksasas, proceeded, at first, by the aerial way, ten thousand leagues.
Sanskrit: यत्र तिष्ठन्ति नित्यं हि हंसाः सर्वगुणान्विताः। अथ अर्ध्वं तु गत्वा वै मरुत्पथमनुत्तमम्॥
English: He then went to the excellent upper aerial region where live perpetually ganders gifted with many accomplishments.
Sanskrit: दशयोजनसाहस्रं तदेव परिगण्यते। तत्र संनिहिता मेघास्त्रिविधा नित्यशः स्थिता:॥ आग्नेयाः पक्षिणो ब्राह्मास्त्रिविधास्तत्र ते स्थिताः। अथ गत्वा तृतीयं तु वायो पन्थानमुत्तमम्॥ नित्यं यत्र स्थिताः सिद्धाश्चारणाश्च मनस्विनः। दशैव तु सहस्राणि योजनानां तथैव च॥ चतुर्थं वायुमार्गं तु शीघ्रं गत्वा परंतप। असन्ति यत्र नित्यस्था भूताश्च सविनायकाः॥
English: The extent thereof is also counted by ten thousand leagues and there are stationed closely three classes of clouds* namely Āgneya, Paksaja and Brahma. He then proceeded to the third excellent aerial region where perpetually reside the high-minded Siddhas and Cāraṇas and the extent whereof is also ten thousand leagues. O slayer of enemies, he then speedily proceeded to the fourth aerial region where perpetually dwell the goblins and Vinayakas. *The three classes are (1) Agnija or produced from fire (2) Pakşaja or produced in a fortnight (3) Brāhma or produced from Brāhma.
Sanskrit: रावणं जयशब्देन प्रहस्तोऽथैनमब्रवीत्। राजशीतेन वध्यामो निवर्ताम इतो वयम्॥ चन्द्ररश्मिप्रतापेन रक्षसां भयमाविशत्। स्वभाव एष राजेन्द्र शीतांशोर्दहनात्मकः॥ एतच्छुत्वा प्रहस्तस्य रावणः क्रोधमूर्छितः। विस्फार धनुरुद्यम्य नाराचैस्तमपीडयत्॥
English: Thereupon exclaiming his victory Prahasta said to Rāvaņa, “O king, we are destroyed by cold, so we must go away from here. The Rākşasas have been terrified by the rays of the moon; O foremost of kings, the cold rays of the moon have the natural property of fire in them." Hearing the words of Prahasta, Ravana, beside himself with wrath, having uplifted his bow and twanged it, began to assail him with Naracs.
Sanskrit: अथ ब्रह्मा तदागच्छत्सोमलोकं त्वरान्वितः। दशग्रीव महाबाहो साक्षाद्विश्रवसः सुत॥ गच्छ शीघ्रमितः सौम्य मा चन्द्रं पीडयस्व वै। लोकस्य हितकामो वै द्विजराजो महाद्युतिः॥ मन्त्रं च संप्रदास्यामि प्राणात्ययगतिर्यदा। यस्त्वेतं संस्मरेन्मन्त्रं नासौ मृत्युमवाप्नुयात्॥ एवमुक्तो दशग्रीवः प्राञ्जलिर्देवमब्रवीत्। यदि तुष्टोऽसि मे देव लोकनाथ महाव्रत॥ यदि मन्त्रश्च मे देयो दीयतां मम धार्मिका यं जप्त्वाहं महाभाग सर्वदेवेषु निर्भयः॥ असुरेषु च सर्वेषु दानवेषु पतित्रिषु। त्वत्प्रसादात्तु देवेश स्यामजेयो न संशयः॥
English: Thereupon Brahmă come speedily to the region of the moon and said, "O Ten-necked one, O you having mighty arms, O direct son of Visravas, O gentle one, do you repair hence speedily, do not oppress the moon (for) this highly effulgent king of twice-born ones wish well-being to all. I shall communicate to you a mystical incantation; He who recollects it at the time of death, does not come by it." Being thus addressed the ten-necked demon, with folded hands, said, "If you are pleased with me O god! O lord of the worlds, O you of great penances, if do you wish to communicate that incantation, do you impart it upon me, O you of great piety; reciting which, O great one, I may be released of the fear of the celestials. Forsooth, by your favour, O lord of the celestials, I shall be invincible by all the Asuras, Danavas and birds."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तो दशग्रीवं ब्रह्मा वचनमब्रवीत्। प्राणात्ययेषु जप्तव्यो न नित्यं राक्षसाधिप॥ अक्षसूत्रं गृहीत्वा तु जपेन्मन्त्रमिमं शुभम्। जप्त्वा तु राक्षसपते त्वमजेयो भविष्यसि॥ अजत्वा राक्षसपते न ते सिद्धिर्भविष्यति। शृणु मन्त्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि येन राक्षसपुंगव॥ मन्त्रस्य कीर्तनादेव प्राप्स्यसे समरे जयम्। नमस्ते देवदेवेश सुरासुरनमस्कृत॥
English: Being thus accosted Brahmā said to the tennecked demon, “O lord of Rākşasas, do you recite it at the time of death and not every day. Taking a string of beads, you should recite this holy incantation, on which, you, O lord of Rasasas, shall be invincible, and if do you not recite it you shall not meet with success. Hear, I shall communicate to you the incantation, O foremost of Rākşasas, reciting which you shall obtain victory in the encounter. 'Salutation to you, O god, O lord of gods, O you worshipped of the celestials and Asuras.
Sanskrit: दत्वा तु रावणस्यैवं वरं स कमलोद्भवः। पुनरेवागमक्षिप्रं ब्रह्मलोकं पितामहः॥
English: Having conferred this boon upon Rāvana the grand father, sprung from lotus, speedily returned to the region of Brāhmaṇa.
Sanskrit: रावणोऽपि वरं लब्वा पुनरेवागमत्तथा। केनचित्त्वथ कालेन रावणो लोकरावणः॥ पश्चिमार्णवमागच्छत्सचिवैः सह राक्षसः। द्वीपस्थो दृश्यते तत्र पुरुषः पावकप्रभः॥ महाजाम्बूनदप्रख्य एक एव व्यवस्थितः। दृश्यते भीषणाकारो युगान्तानलसंनिभः॥
English: And having obtained the boon Råvaņa too came back. After a few days that Raksasa Ravana, the dread of all people, arrived at the banks of the western Ocean with his councillors. And on the island a person was seen bright as fire under the name of Mahājāmbūnada, seated there alone. He had a dreadful figure and was like to the fire at dissolution.
Sanskrit: प्राहरद्राक्षसपतिः शूलशक्त्यष्टिपट्टिशैः। द्वीपिना स सिंह इव ऋषभेणेव कुञ्जरः॥ सुमेरुरिव नागेन्द्रनंदीवेगैरिवार्णवः। अकम्पमानः पुरुषो राक्षसं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: As the lion is not moved by the attack of wolf, the elephant by that of a bull, the Sumeru by the king of serpents and the great Ocean, by the current of a river, so that great person was not agitated and said to the ten-necked demon. "O vicious-minded night-ranger, I shall soon remove they desire for a battle."
Sanskrit: ग्रीवा तस्याभवद्देवी वीणा चापि सरस्वती। नास्त्यौ श्रवणे चोभौ नेत्रे च शशिभास्करौ॥ वेदाङ्गानि च यज्ञाच तारारूपाणि यानि च। सुवृत्तानि च वाक्यानि तेजांसि च तपांसि च॥ एतानि नररूपस्य तस्य देहाश्रितानि वै। तेन वज्रप्रहारेण लब्धमात्रेण लीलया।॥ पाणिना पीडितं रक्षो निपपात महीतले। पतितं राक्षसं ज्ञात्वा विद्राव्य स निशाचरान्॥ ऋग्वेदप्रतिमः सोऽथ पद्ममालाविभूषितः। प्रविवेश च पातालं निजं पर्वतसंनिभः॥ उत्थाय च दशग्रीव आहूय सचिवान्स्वयम्। क्व गतः सहसा बूत प्रहस्तशुकसारणाः॥ एवमुक्ता रावणेन राक्षसास्ते तदाब्रुवन्। प्रविष्टः स नरोऽत्रैव देवदानवदर्पहा॥
English: Sarasvati, the goddess of speech, is his neck, the two Asvins are his ears, the sun and the moon are his two eyes. O Rāma, all the divisions of the Vedas, Aagamas, the whole host of stars, good words, energy, asceticism, all these are being supported by his body, assuming the shape of a man. Thereupon that Puruşa easily struck Rāvana with his hands hard as thunder. Being assailed thereby Rāvana immediately fell on the ground. Beholding that Raksasa fallen and having distressed others that huge person, like to the Rgveda, resembling a mountain and be-decked with lotus garlands, entered the region under the earth. Ravana addressed his councillors thus, "0 Prahasta, O Sukasarana and other ministers, where has that person suddenly gone? Do you tell me this." Hearing those words of Ravana the nightrangers said, “That man, who crush down the pride of the celestials and demons, has entered hither.”
Sanskrit: अथ संगृह्य वेगेन गरुत्मानिव पन्नगम्। स तु शीघ्रं बिलद्वारं संप्रविश्य त दुर्मति॥ प्रविवेश च तद्द्वारं रावणो निर्भयस्तदा। स प्रविश्य च पश्यद्वै नीलाञ्जनचयोपमान्॥ केयूरधारिण शूरारक्तमाल्यानुलेपनान्। वरहाटकरत्नाद्यैर्विविधैश्च विभूषितान्॥ दृश्यन्ते तत्र नृत्यन्त्यस्तिस्रः कोट्यो महात्मनाम्। नृत्योत्सवा वीतभया विमलाः पावकप्रभाः॥ नृत्यन्त्यः पश्यते तांस्तु रावणो भीमविक्रमः। द्वारस्थौ रावणस्तत्र तासु कोटिषु निर्भयः॥ यथा दृष्टः स तु नरस्तुल्यांस्तानपि सर्वशः। एकवर्णानेकवेषानेकरूपान्महौजसः॥ चतुर्भुजान्महोत्साहांस्तत्रापश्यत्स राक्षसः।
English: As Garuda goes speedily taking a serpent so that vicious-minded Rāvana arrived quickly at the entrance of the den. And Ravana, having no fear, entered therein. And having entered there he saw males resembling the red collyrium, wearing Keyüras,* heroic, be-decked with red garlands, pasted with red sandal and adorned with diverse golden ornaments and jewels. He saw there three millions, of such high-minded persons. devoid of fear, pure, radiant like fire, dancing being mad after festivities. Beholding them the Ten-necked demon, of dreadful prowess, was not the least terrified and rather saw their dance, standing at the gate. They were all like the male being he had seen before. They were all of the same colour, same dress, same figure and equally gifted with great energy. They were all gifted with four arms and great energy. *A kind of ornament used on arms.
Sanskrit: तांस्तु दृष्ट्वा दशग्रीव ऊर्ध्वरोमा बभूव ह॥ स्वयभूवा दत्तवरस्ततः शीघ्र विनिर्ययौ। अथापश्यत्परं तत्र पुरुषं शयने स्थितम्॥ पाण्डुरेण महार्हेण शयनासनवेश्मना। शेते स पुरुषस्तत्र पावकेनावगुण्ठितः॥ दिव्यस्रगनुलेपा च दिव्याभरणभूषिता। दिव्याम्बरधरा साध्वी त्रैलोक्यस्यैकभूषणम्॥ वालव्यजनहस्ता च देवी तत्र व्यवस्थिता। लक्ष्मी देवी सपद्मा वै भ्राजते लोकसुन्दरी॥
English: Beholding them the down of the Ten-necked demon stood erect though a boon had been conferred upon him by the Self-born and he speedily issued out of that place. And he again saw another huge person lying down on a bed. His house, seat and bed were all white and valuable and he was sleeping enveloped by fire. And there sat gracefully with a fan in her lotus hands, the goddess Laksmī, most beautiful in the three worlds, (as if) the ornament thereof, chaste, adorned with celestial garlands, sprinkled with excellent sandal paste, be-decked with rich ornaments and clad in a precious raiment.
Sanskrit: प्रविष्टः स तु रक्षेन्द्रो दृष्ट्वा तां चारुहासिनीम्। जिघृक्षुः सहसा साध्वी सिंहासनसमास्थिताम्॥ विनापि सचिवैस्तत्र रावणो दुर्मतिस्तदा। हस्ते ग्रहीतुमन्विच्छन्मन्मथेन वशीकृतः॥ सुप्तमाशीविषं यद्रावणः कालनोदितः। अथ सुप्तो महाबाहुः पावकेनावगुण्ठितः॥ ग्रहीतुकामं तं ज्ञात्वा व्यपविद्धपटं तदा। जहासोचैर्भृशं देवस्तं दृष्ट्वा राक्षसाधिपम्॥ तेजसा सहसा दीप्तो रावणो लोकरावणः। कृत्तमूलो यथा शाखी निपपात महीतले॥ पतितं राक्षसं ज्ञात्वा वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्। उत्तिष्ठ राक्षसश्रेष्ठ मृत्युस्ते नाद्य विद्यते॥ प्रजापतिवरो रक्ष्यस्तेन जीवसि राक्षस। गच्छ रावण विस्रब्यो नाधुना मरणं तव॥
English: Having entered there without any councillor the vicious Rāvana, the lord of Räkşasas, on beholding that chaste damsel with sweet smiles seated on a royal seat, being possessed by desire, grew anxious to hold her by the hand, as one, under the influence of death, catches a sleeping serpent. Beholding that lord of Rākşasas with loose cloth and understanding him as desirous of holding (her) the deity, having huge arms, asleep and enveloped with flames, laughed aloud. And searched suddenly by his energy, Ravana, the dread of all people, fell down on earth like to an up-rooted tree. Beholding that Raksasa fallen he said the following words: “Rise up, O foremost of Raksasas, you shall not meet with death today; you shall live and be protected, O Raksasa, by the great Patriarch's boon. Do you therefore go away, O Ravana, with confidence, you shall not experience death just now."
Sanskrit: लब्धसंज्ञो मुहूर्तेन रावणो भयमाविशत्। एवमुक्तस्तदोत्याय रावणो देवकण्टकः॥ लोमहर्षणमापनो हाब्रवीत्तं महाद्युतिम्। को भवान्वीर्यसंपन्नो युगान्तानलसंनिभः॥ ब्रूहि त्वं को भवान्देव कुतो भूत्वा व्यवस्थितः। एवमुक्तस्ततो देवो रावणेन दुरात्मना॥ प्रत्युवाच हसन्देवो मेघगम्भीरया गिरा। किं ते मया दशग्रीव वध्योऽसि न चिरान्मम॥ एवमुक्तो दशग्रीवः प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत्। प्रजापतेस्तु वचनान्नाहं मृत्युपथं गतः॥ न स जातो जनिप्यो वा मम तुल्य: सुरेष्वपि। प्रजापतिवरं यो हि लढयेवीर्यमाश्रितः॥ न तत्र परिहारोऽस्ति प्रयत्नश्चापि दुर्बलः। त्रैलोक्ये तं न पश्यामि यो मे कुर्याद्वरं वृथा॥
English: Regaining his sense instantly Rāvana was stricken with fear. And being thus addressed, that enemy, of the celestials, stood up and with his down erect, said to that highly resplendent deity, “Who are you gifted with great energy and like to the fire of dissolution? Tell me, who are you, O deity and when you have come hither." Being thus accosted by the vicious-souled Ravana, the deity, smiling, replied in words, deep as the muttering of clouds, saying, "What shall you do with me O tennecked demon? You are not to be slain by me now" Being thus addressed the Ten-necked demon, with folded palms said, “By the words of the Patriarch (Brahmā) I shall not tread the path of death; there is none born among men or the celestials who can equal me, and disregard, by virtue of his prowess, the great Patriarch's boon. His words can never be falsified, every great exertion is weak before them; I do not behold any such man in the three worlds who can render that boon useless.
Sanskrit: अमरोहं सुरश्रेष्ठ तेन मां नाविशद्भयम्। अथापि च भवेन्मृत्युस्त्वद्धस्तान्नान्यतः प्रभो॥ यशस्यं श्लाघनीयं च त्वद्धस्तान्मरणं मम। अथास्य गात्रे संपश्यद्रावणो भीमविक्रमः॥ तस्य देवस्य सकलं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्। आदित्या मरुतः साध्या वसवोऽऽथाश्विनावपि॥ रुद्राश्च पितरश्चैव यमो वैश्रवणस्तथा। समुद्रा गिरयो नद्यो वेदा विद्यास्त्रयोऽग्नयः॥ ग्रहास्तारागणा व्योम सिद्धा गन्धर्वचारणाः। महर्षयो वेदविदो गरुडोऽथ भुजंगमाः॥ ये चान्ये देवतासङ्घा संस्थिता दैत्यराक्षसाः। गात्रेषु शयनस्थस्य दृश्यन्ते सूक्ष्ममूर्तयः॥
English: O foremost of the deities, I am immortal, I do not fear you; and even if I meet with death, I may have it from you and no one else, O Lord. My death from you is both glorious and praiseworthy.” Thereupon Ravana, gifted with dreadful prowess, behold within the body of that deity, all the three worlds with mobile and immobile creations. The Adityas, the Maruts, the Siddhas, the two Asvins, Rudras, the manes, Yama, Kubera, the oceans, mountains, rivers, all the divisions of the Veda and knowledge, fire, planets, stars, sky, Siddhas, Gandharvas, Caranas, the ascetics conversant with the knowledge of Vedas, Garuda and the serpents, the other deities, Yaksas, Daityas and Rākşasas, were all seen in their incorporeal forms, on the person of that great Purusa, lying down. Thereupon the virtuous-souled Rāma said to Agastya, the foremost of Munis, "Who is that male being stationed in the island? Who are those three koțis male beings? And who is this person who crush down the pride of the Daityas and Dänavas?"