Ravana

English

O Mareecha, illustrious demon

English

Sloka:

The gallant king of demons, pushed by the hand of death, went to meet Mareecha to plot the kidnapping of Rama’s wife Sita.

O Mareecha, illustrious demon and uncle, in my mind

grows an immense grief, please hear me

 

Dasaratha’s son Rama

came to the forest with his brother

O noble Rakshasa, my sister

Soorpanakha at the hands of Lakshmana

 

Got mutilated, ears and nose chopped

Hail King of monkeys

English
Hail King of monekys

After hearing Narada’s words and not realising your powers
I ventured on this misadventure, O the bravest of the brave

 
Today you must forgive all, hail the son of Indra!
all these things happened, what else can I say!
 

I am surprised I have an enemy

English
I am surprised I have an enemy
but come to think of it, this makes me happy.
 
Can any monkey stop my fists which have the power
to split rutted elephants’ foreheads!
 
I have vanquished the gods, is it
now possible for a monkey to defeat me?
 
What are we waiting for? Let’s go now and
capture that senseless creature.
 

O Narada, great sage, good-natured

English
Sloka:
Ravana greets Sage Narada, the son of Brahma, pays obeisance to him, offers him a seat and spoke to him with folded hands.
 
Ravana: (Narada mahamune)
 
O Narada, great sage, good-natured
without delay I bow at your feet.
Where are you coming from, tell me,
the news about Indra didn’t you hear?
 
My mighty son took Indra captive in battle

O you have eyes like lotus petals

English
Sloka:
When Indra’s disgrace became public knowledge the merciless King Ravana was delighted and anointed his son as the Crown Prince. Ravana lustfully addressed his wife Mandodari thus.
 
O you have eyes like lotus petals
face like the autumn moon
a gait that puts to shame a herd of elephants
and teeth like jasmine buds.
 
My twenty arms and ten heads

Hey, sweet voiced

English
Hey, sweet voiced, I consider this is my-
absolute fortune.
 
Hey, the crown of all those gorgeous ones,
that’s what has resulted now, considering what happened.
 
While in search of an unkown medicine,
a treasure string comes to your feet,
and would anyone kick it out ?
 
Here, come to this shrubbery,
hey cuckoo-voiced and the one with-
the gait of a lustful tusker, now-
to engage in the game of love.

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