ਰਾਵਨ ਬਾਚ ਅੰਗਦ ਸੋ ॥
raavan baach angad so |
Speech of Ravana addressed to Angad :
ਛਪੈ ਛੰਦ ॥
chhapai chhand |
CHHAPAI STANZA
ਅਗਨ ਪਾਕ ਕਹ ਕਰੈ ਪਵਨ ਮੁਰ ਬਾਰ ਬੁਹਾਰੈ ॥
agan paak keh karai pavan mur baar buhaarai |
The god of fire is my cook and the god of wind is my sweeper,
ਚਵਰ ਚੰਦ੍ਰਮਾ ਧਰੈ ਸੂਰ ਛਤ੍ਰਹਿ ਸਿਰ ਢਾਰੈ ॥
chavar chandramaa dharai soor chhatreh sir dtaarai |
The moon-god swings the fly-whisk over my head and the sun-god wields the canopy over my head
ਮਦ ਲਛਮੀ ਪਿਆਵੰਤ ਬੇਦ ਮੁਖ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਉਚਾਰਤ ॥
mad lachhamee piaavant bed mukh braham uchaarat |
Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, serves drinks to me and Brahma recites the Vedic mantras for me.
ਬਰਨ ਬਾਰ ਨਿਤ ਭਰੇ ਔਰ ਕੁਲੁਦੇਵ ਜੁਹਾਰਤ ॥
baran baar nit bhare aauar kuludev juhaarat |
Varuna is my water-carrier and pays obeisance in front of my family-god
ਨਿਜ ਕਹਤਿ ਸੁ ਬਲ ਦਾਨਵ ਪ੍ਰਬਲ ਦੇਤ ਧਨੁਦਿ ਜਛ ਮੋਹਿ ਕਰ ॥
nij kehat su bal daanav prabal det dhanud jachh mohi kar |
This is my whole power-formation, besides them all the demon-forces are with me, for which reason the Yakshas etc. gladly present present all types of their wealth to me.
ਵੇ ਜੁਧ ਜੀਤ ਤੇ ਜਾਹਿਗੇ ਕਹਾ ਦੋਇ ਤੇ ਦੀਨ ਨਰ ॥੩੭੭॥
ve judh jeet te jaahige kahaa doe te deen nar |377|
The person about whom you are talking, both of them are very low and helpless men, how shall then they win the war?377.
ਕਹਿ ਹਾਰਯੋ ਕਪਿ ਕੋਟਿ ਦਈਤ ਪਤਿ ਏਕ ਨ ਮਾਨੀ ॥
keh haarayo kap kott deet pat ek na maanee |
Angad, the monkey-chief, advice Ravana several times, but he did not accept his advice.
ਉਠਤ ਪਾਵ ਰੁਪਿਯੋ ਸਭਾ ਮਧਿ ਸੋ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੀ ॥
autthat paav rupiyo sabhaa madh so abhimaanee |
When he got up, he firmly planted his foot in the assembly and challenged them to remove his foot (from the floor)
ਥਕੇ ਸਕਲ ਅਸੁਰਾਰ ਪਾਵ ਕਿਨਹੂੰ ਨ ਉਚਕਯੋ ॥
thake sakal asuraar paav kinahoon na uchakayo |
None of the demons could do that and accepted defeat
ਗਿਰੇ ਧਰਨ ਮੁਰਛਾਇ ਬਿਮਨ ਦਾਨਵ ਦਲ ਥਕਯੋ ॥
gire dharan murachhaae biman daanav dal thakayo |
Many of them fell down unconscious because of their spent-up strength.
ਲੈ ਚਲਯੋ ਬਭੀਛਨ ਭ੍ਰਾਤ ਤਿਹ ਬਾਲ ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਧੂਸਰ ਬਰਨ ॥
lai chalayo babheechhan bhraat tih baal putr dhoosar baran |
That earthen-coloured Angad left the court of Ravana alongwith Vibhishan.
ਭਟ ਹਟਕ ਬਿਕਟ ਤਿਹ ਨਾ ਸਕੇ ਚਲਿ ਆਯੋ ਜਿਤ ਰਾਮ ਰਨ ॥੩੭੮॥
bhatt hattak bikatt tih naa sake chal aayo jit raam ran |378|
When the demons tried to obstruct him, he routed and destroyed them and winning the battle in favour of Ram, he came to him.378.
ਕਹਿ ਬੁਲਯੋ ਲੰਕੇਸ ਤਾਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਰਾਜੀਵ ਲੋਚਨ ॥
keh bulayo lankes taeh prabh raajeev lochan |
Angad said on reaching, “O lotus-eyed Ram! the king of Lanka has called you for war.”
ਕੁਟਲ ਅਲਕ ਮੁਖ ਛਕੇ ਸਕਲ ਸੰਤਨ ਦੁਖ ਮੋਚਨ ॥
kuttal alak mukh chhake sakal santan dukh mochan |
At that time some curly locks of hair were walking and looking at the beauty of his anguished face
ਕੁਪੈ ਸਰਬ ਕਪਿਰਾਜ ਬਿਜੈ ਪਹਲੀ ਰਣ ਚਖੀ ॥
kupai sarab kapiraaj bijai pahalee ran chakhee |
The monkeys who had been victorious over Ravana earlier, were highly enraged on listening to the word of Angad about Ravana.
ਫਿਰੈ ਲੰਕ ਗੜਿ ਘੇਰਿ ਦਿਸਾ ਦਛਣੀ ਪਰਖੀ ॥
firai lank garr gher disaa dachhanee parakhee |
They marched towards the South in order to advance towards Lanka.
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਰੈ ਬਭੀਛਨ ਲੰਕਪਤਿ ਸੁਣੀ ਬਾਤਿ ਰਾਵਣ ਘਰਣਿ ॥
prabh karai babheechhan lankapat sunee baat raavan gharan |
When, on this side Mandodari, the wife of Ravana, learnt about the scheme of Ram for making Vibhishana the king of Lanka,
ਸੁਧਿ ਸਤ ਤਬਿ ਬਿਸਰਤ ਭਈ ਗਿਰੀ ਧਰਣ ਪਰ ਹੁਐ ਬਿਮਣ ॥੩੭੯॥
sudh sat tab bisarat bhee giree dharan par huai biman |379|
She fell down unconscious on the earth.379.