II Shree Guruvey Namah II
Jai Shri Ram,
II Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram II
II Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram II
II Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram II
We covered up to Doha 99 of Lanka Kand in Ramcharit Manas of Tulsidas in the last post and this is further to it.
छं0-जब कीन्ह तेहिं पाषंड। भए प्रगट जंतु प्रचंड।।
बेताल भूत पिसाच। कर धरें धनु नाराच।।1।।
जोगिनि गहें करबाल। एक हाथ मनुज कपाल।।
करि सद्य सोनित पान। नाचहिं करहिं बहु गान।।2।।
धरु मारु बोलहिं घोर। रहि पूरि धुनि चहुँ ओर।।
मुख बाइ धावहिं खान। तब लगे कीस परान।।3।।
जहँ जाहिं मर्कट भागि। तहँ बरत देखहिं आगि।।
भए बिकल बानर भालु। पुनि लाग बरषै बालु।।4।।
जहँ तहँ थकित करि कीस। गर्जेउ बहुरि दससीस।।
लछिमन कपीस समेत। भए सकल बीर अचेत।।5।।
हा राम हा रघुनाथ। कहि सुभट मीजहिं हाथ।।
एहि बिधि सकल बल तोरि। तेहिं कीन्ह कपट बहोरि।।6।।
प्रगटेसि बिपुल हनुमान। धाए गहे पाषान।।
तिन्ह रामु घेरे जाइ। चहुँ दिसि बरूथ बनाइ।।7।।
मारहु धरहु जनि जाइ। कटकटहिं पूँछ उठाइ।।
दहँ दिसि लँगूर बिराज। तेहिं मध्य कोसलराज।।8।।
When Ravan deployed his power of deceptive warfare it created many dreadful predators and ghosts like creature appeared with bows and arrows in their hands. The goblins came with human skulls in hand; drinking fresh blood they began to dance and sing in myriad ways. Shouts asking for grabbing and killing filled the atmosphere and all of them began to chase monkeys with mouths open to devour them. This was too much for the contingent of moneys who began to run away rather than face them but where ever they went they saw raging fire. The monkeys and beers were now very distressed and at that point Ravan managed to pour down sand and dust from above clouding their vision i e judgement. Ravan, the ten headed monster made hapless monkeys very tired and also made roaring noise. Even Lakshman, Sugreev and other brave warriors also fainted and those who didn’t called out for help saying ‘Ahh Ram, O Raghunth’ and rubbed palms in desperation. In this manner making all drained of strength, Ravan further deceptively created many Hanumans who rushed with stones in hand and surrounded Shri Ram forming many groups; they raised their tales and gnashed teeth and shouted ‘don’t let him escape, just catch him’. There were apes on all sides while Shri Ram, the king of Kaushala was trapped in their middle.
छं0-तेहिं मध्य कोसलराज सुंदर स्याम तन सोभा लही।
जनु इंद्रधनुष अनेक की बर बारि तुंग तमालही।।
प्रभु देखि हरष बिषाद उर सुर बदत जय जय जय करी।
रघुबीर एकहि तीर कोपि निमेष महुँ माया हरी।।1।।
माया बिगत कपि भालु हरषे बिटप गिरि गहि सब फिरे।
सर निकर छाड़े राम रावन बाहु सिर पुनि महि गिरे।।
श्रीराम रावन समर चरित अनेक कल्प जो गावहीं।
सत सेष सारद निगम कबि तेउ तदपि पार न पावहीं।।2।।
दो0-ताके गुन गन कछु कहे जड़मति तुलसीदास।
जिमि निज बल अनुरूप ते माछी उड़इ अकास।।101(क)।।
काटे सिर भुज बार बहु मरत न भट लंकेस।
प्रभु क्रीड़त सुर सिद्ध मुनि ब्याकुल देखि कलेस।।101(ख)।।
Kaushalraj Shri Ram, though trapped in middle of hostile monkeys of Ravan’s illusive creation, looked very beautiful in His swarthy body resembling the top of Tamal tree in the midst of many rainbows. The gods watched this spectacle and had feeling of happiness as well as remorse but hailed the Lord by repeatedly proclaiming victory for Him. Raghveer Shri Ram, displaying His indignation at this stage about the Mayic illusion created by Ravan destroyed it with a single arrow instantly. Coming out of Mayic spell the monkeys became happy again and resumed fighting using trees and rocks as weapons. Shri Ram, the Lord, once again released a volley of arrows making heads and arms of Ravan fall to ground. Those who will sing the accounts of war between Shri Ram and Ravan over the Kalpas like host of Sheshas and Sharadas, and Vedas or the Kavis (learned poets) they may not capture all that these episodes have to tell (one may wonder that while the Lord of universe is fighting a leader of evil-minded but is failing to register a wwin quickly but the whole point is that this is kind of fight within ones’ own psychic space where the tendencies seeking pleasure are so deeply embedded that the divinity which is part of every soul in the body is not able to uproot them; our own thoughts falsely justify the wrong leanings and this impart life to them while it is true also that the divinity within will win so long as the Lord will be in sight).
Tulsidas says that though it is not easily fathomable but he as one with little understanding has tried to bring to light some of the important aspects of the same as one might have noticed that a fish not competent to fly still does to reach the sky and drops back in to water.
Though even loss of heads and arms, many a times, did not bring end to life of the warrior King of Lanka. This was however a game being played by the Lord but gods, Siddhas and Munis were upset with this kind of troublesome happenings (when the right minded ponder over the tenacity of evil thoughts in mind they get perturbed).
We have now covered up to Doha 101 of Lanka Kand.
Bhavani Shanar ki Jai!
Shri Jankivallabho Vijayaatey!
Pawwansut Hanuman Ki Jai!
Sant Saamaj Ko Pranaam!
Goswami tulsidas ki jai!
HariOm,
Krishna Khandelwal