Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 7.27
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7.27.1
कैलासं लङ्घयित्वाथ दशग्रीवः स रावणः ।
आससाद महातेजा इन्द्रलोकं निशाचरः ॥ ७.२७.१ ॥
Having crossed Kailāsa, that ten-necked Rāvaṇa, the night-roaming demon of great splendour, reached the world of Indra.
7.27.2
तस्य राक्षससैन्यस्य समन्तादुपयास्यतः ।
देवलोकं ययौ शब्दो मथ्यमानार्णवोपमः ॥ ७.२७.२ ॥
As that demon army advanced on every side, a sound like the churning ocean went up to the world of the gods.
7.27.3
श्रुत्वा तु रावणं प्राप्तमिन्द्रश्चलित आसनात् ।
अब्रवीत्तत्र तान् देवान् सर्वानेव समागतान् ॥ ७.२७.३ ॥
Hearing that Rāvaṇa had arrived, Indra was shaken from his seat, and he spoke to all the gods gathered there.
7.27.4
आदित्यान्सवसून्रुद्रान्विश्वान्साध्यान्मरुद्गणान् ।
सज्जीभवत युद्धार्थं रावणस्य दुरात्मनः ॥ ७.२७.४ ॥
O Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, Viśvas, Sādhyas, and bands of Maruts, make yourselves ready for battle against the wicked-souled Rāvaṇa.
7.27.5
एवमुक्तास्तु शक्रेण देवाः शक्रसमा युधि ।
सन्नह्य सुमहासत्त्वा युद्धश्रद्धासमन्विताः ॥ ७.२७.५ ॥
Thus addressed by Indra, the gods, equal to Indra in battle, of very great valour, armed themselves, filled with eagerness for the fight.
7.27.6
स तु दीनः परित्रस्तो महेन्द्रो रावणं प्रति ।
विष्णोः समीपमागत्य वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह ॥ ७.२७.६ ॥
But Mahendra, dejected and terrified of Rāvaṇa, came into Viṣṇu's presence and spoke these words.
7.27.7
विष्णो कथं करिष्यामि महावीर्यपराक्रमः ।
असौ हि बलवद्रक्षो युद्धार्थमभिवर्तते ॥ ७.२७.७ ॥
O Viṣṇu, how shall I, of great might and valour, act? That mighty demon is advancing for battle.
7.27.8
वरप्रदानाद्बलवान्न खल्वन्येन हेतुना ।
तत्तु सत्यवचः कार्यं यदुक्तं पद्मयोनिना ॥ ७.२७.८ ॥
He is mighty only because of the boon granted, not for any other reason. Yet the true word spoken by the lotus-born one must be fulfilled.
7.27.9
तद्यथा नमुचिर्वृत्रो बलिर्नरकशम्बरौ ।
त्वद्बलं समवष्टभ्य मया दग्धास्तथा कुरु ॥ ७.२७.९ ॥
As, relying on your strength, I burned and destroyed Namuci, Vṛtra, Bali, Naraka and Śambara, so do now.
7.27.10
नह्यन्यो देवदेवेश त्वामृते मधुसूदन ।
गतिः परायणं नास्ति त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे ॥ ७.२७.१० ॥
O lord of gods, O Madhusūdana, there is no other but you; in the three worlds, with the moving and the unmoving, there is no refuge or final support but you.
7.27.11
त्वं हि नारायणः श्रीमान्पद्मनाभः सनातनः ।
त्वयेमे स्थापिता लोकाः शक्रश्चाहं सुरेश्वरः ॥ ७.२७.११ ॥
You are the glorious Nārāyaṇa, the lotus-navelled, the eternal. By you these worlds were established, and I, Śakra, lord of the gods, am likewise established by you.
7.27.12
त्वया सृष्टमिदं सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् ।
त्वामेव भगवन्सर्वे प्रविशन्ति युगक्षये ॥ ७.२७.१२ ॥
By you this whole triple world, with the moving and the unmoving, was created. O blessed lord, at the dissolution of the age, all beings enter into you alone.
7.27.13
तदाचक्ष्व यथा तत्त्वं देवदेव मम स्वयम् ।
अपि चक्रसहायस्त्वं योत्स्यसे रावणं प्रभो ॥ ७.२७.१३ ॥
Therefore, O god of gods, tell me the truth yourself: will you, O lord, fight Rāvaṇa with the discus as your companion?
7.27.14
एवमुक्तः स शक्रेण देवो नारायणः प्रभुः ।
अब्रवीन्न परित्रासः कर्तव्यः श्रूयतां च मे ॥ ७.२७.१४ ॥
Thus addressed by Indra, the god Nārāyaṇa, the lord, said: "Do not be fearful; now hear what I say."
7.27.15
न तावदेष दुष्टात्मा शक्यो जेतुं सुरासुरैः ।
हन्तुं चापि समासाद्य वरदानेन दुर्जयः ॥ ७.२७.१५ ॥
This wicked-minded one cannot for now be conquered or slain by gods and demons, for having obtained a boon he has become unconquerable.
7.27.16
सर्वथा तु महत्कर्म करिष्यति बलोत्कटः ।
राक्षसः पुत्रसहितो दृष्टमेतन्निसर्गतः ॥ ७.२७.१६ ॥
But this rākṣasa, swollen with strength, will in every way perform great deeds, together with his sons; this is seen by nature.
7.27.17
यत्तु मां त्वमभाषिष्ठ युद्ध्यस्वेति सुरेश्वर ।
नाहं तं प्रतियोत्स्यामि रावणं राक्षसं युधि ॥ ७.२७.१७ ॥
O lord of gods, as for what you said to me, 'Fight!' — I will not fight that rākṣasa Rāvaṇa in battle.
7.27.18
नाहत्वा समरे शत्रुं विष्णुः प्रतिनिवर्तते ।
दुर्लभश्चैव कामो ऽद्य वरगुप्ताद्धि रावणात् ॥ ७.२७.१८ ॥
Viṣṇu does not return without having slain the enemy in battle; yet that desire is now hard to attain against Rāvaṇa, protected by a boon.
7.27.19
प्रतिजाने च देवेन्द्र त्वत्समीपे शतक्रतो ।
भविता ऽस्मि यथा ऽस्याहं रक्षसो मृत्युकारणम् ॥ ७.२७.१९ ॥
O lord of the gods, O Śatakratu, I vow in your presence that I shall be the cause of this demon's death.
7.27.20
अहमेव निहन्ता ऽस्मि रावणं सपुरःसरम् ।
देवता नन्दयिष्यामि ज्ञात्वा कालमुपागतम् ।
एतत्ते कथितं तत्त्वं देवराज शचीपते ॥ ७.२७.२० ॥
I myself shall slay Rāvaṇa together with his foremost followers. Knowing that the time has come, I shall gladden the gods. O king of the gods, O husband of Śacī, I have told you this truth.
7.27.21
युद्ध्यस्व विगतत्रासः सर्वैः सार्धं महाबल ॥ ७.२७.२१ ॥
Fight, free of fear, together with all of them, O mighty one.
7.27.22
यामि ज्ञात्वा कालमुपागतम् ।
ततो रुद्राः सहादित्या वसवो मरुतो ऽश्वनौ ।
सन्नद्धा निर्ययुस्तूर्णं राक्षसानभितः पुरात् ॥ ७.२७.२२ ॥
Knowing that the time has come, I go. Then the Rudras, together with the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Maruts and the two Aśvins, armed and ready, swiftly went forth from the city against the demons on every side.
7.27.23
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे नादः शुश्रुवे रजनीक्षये ।
तस्य रावणसैन्यस्य प्रयुद्धस्य समन्ततः ॥ ७.२७.२३ ॥
Meanwhile, at the end of the night, a great sound was heard from Rāvaṇa's army, which was engaged in battle on all sides.
7.27.24
ते प्रयुद्धा महावीर्या ह्यन्योन्यमभिवीक्ष्य वै ।
सङ्ग्राममेवाभिमुखा ह्यभवर्तन्त हृष्टवत् ॥ ७.२७.२४ ॥
Those mighty heroes, seeing one another, turned to face the battle and pressed on with joy.
7.27.25
ततो दैवतसैन्यनां सङ्क्षोभः समजायत ।
तदक्षयं महासैन्यं दृष्ट्वा समरमूर्धनि ॥ ७.२७.२५ ॥
Then a stir arose among the armies of the gods, seeing that vast host, inexhaustible, at the forefront of the battle.
7.27.26
ततो युद्धं समभवेद्देवदानवरक्षसाम् ।
घोरं तुमुलनिर्ह्रादं नानाप्रहरणोद्यतम् ॥ ७.२७.२६ ॥
Then a terrible battle broke out between gods, dānavas and rākṣasas, with tumultuous roaring, weapons of many kinds raised.
7.27.27
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शूरा राक्षसा घोरदर्शनाः ।
युद्धार्थं समवर्तन्त सचिवा रावणस्य ते ॥ ७.२७.२७ ॥
Meanwhile those heroic rākṣasas, terrible to behold, the ministers of Rāvaṇa, came forward for the battle.
7.27.28
मारीचश्च प्रहस्तश्च महापार्श्वमहोदरौ ।
अकम्पनो निकुम्भश्च शुकः सारण एव च ॥ ७.२७.२८ ॥
Mārīca and Prahasta, Mahāpārśva and Mahodara, Akampana and Nikumbha, and also Śuka and Sāraṇa.
7.27.29
संह्लादो धूमकेतुश्च महादंष्ट्रो घटोदरः ।
जम्बुमाली महाह्रादो विरूपाक्षश्च राक्षसः ॥ ७.२७.२९ ॥
Saṃhrāda and Dhūmaketu, Mahādaṃṣṭra and Ghaṭodara, Jambumālin, Mahāhrāda, and the rākṣasa Virūpākṣa.
7.27.30
सुप्तघ्नो यज्ञकोपश्च दुर्मुखो दूषणः खरः ।
त्रिशिराः करवीराक्षः सूर्यशत्रुश्च राक्षसः ॥ ७.२७.३० ॥
Suptaghna and Yajñakopa, Durmukha, Dūṣaṇa and Khara, Triśiras and Karavīrākṣa, and the rākṣasa Sūryaśatru.
7.27.31
महाकायो ऽतिकायश्च देवान्तकनरान्तकौ ।
एतैः सर्वैः परिवृतो महावीर्यो महाबलः ॥ ७.२७.३१ ॥
Surrounded by all of these—Mahākāya and Atikāya, Devāntaka and Narāntaka—he, of great valour and great might.
7.27.32
रावणस्यार्यकः सैन्यं सुमाली प्रविवेश ह ।
स दैवतगणान्सर्वान्नानाप्रहरणैः शितैः ।
व्यध्वंसयत्सुसङ्क्रुद्धो वायुर्जलधरानिव ॥ ७.२७.३२ ॥
Sumālī, the grandfather of Rāvaṇa, entered the army. Greatly enraged, he scattered all the throngs of gods with various sharp weapons, as the wind scatters the rain-clouds.
7.27.33
तद्दैवतबलं राम हन्यमानं निशाचरैः ।
प्रणुन्नं सर्वतो दिग्भ्यः सिंहनुन्ना मृगा इव ॥ ७.२७.३३ ॥
O Rāma, that army of the gods, being struck down by the night-wanderers, was driven off on all sides from every direction, like deer chased by a lion.
7.27.34
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शूरो वसूनामष्टमो वसुः ।
सावित्र इति विख्यातः प्रविवेश रणाजिरम् ॥ ७.२७.३४ ॥
Meanwhile, Vasu, the eighth of the Vasus, the heroic one renowned as Sāvitra, entered the battlefield.
7.27.35
तथा ऽ ऽदित्यौ महावीर्यौ त्वष्टा पूषा च दंशितौ ।
निंर्भयौ सह सैन्येन तदा प्राविशतां रणे ॥ ७.२७.३५ ॥
Likewise, the two Ādityas of great valour, Tvaṣṭṛ and Pūṣan, armoured and fearless, entered the battle with their army.
7.27.36
ततो युद्धं समभवत्सुराणां सह राक्षसैः ।
क्रुद्धानां रक्षसां कीर्तिं समरेष्वनिवर्तिनाम् ॥ ७.२७.३६ ॥
Then a battle arose between the gods and the rākṣasas: the fame of the enraged rākṣasas, who never turned back in war, was made manifest.
7.27.37
ततस्ते राक्षसाः सर्वे विबुधान्समरे स्थितान् ।
नानाप्रहरणैर्घोरैर्जघ्नुः शतसहस्रशः ॥ ७.२७.३७ ॥
Then all those rākṣasas struck the gods standing in battle with terrible weapons of many kinds, by hundreds of thousands of blows.
7.27.38
देवाश्च राक्षसान्घोरान्महाबलपराक्रमान् ।
समरे विमलैः शस्त्रैरुपनिन्युर्यमक्षयम् ॥ ७.२७.३८ ॥
And the gods, in battle, sent those terrible rākṣasas, of great might and valour, to the abode of Yama with bright weapons.
7.27.39
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राम सुमाली नाम राक्षसः ।
नानाप्रहरणैः क्रुद्धस्तत्सैन्यं सो ऽभ्यवर्तत ॥ ७.२७.३९ ॥
In the meantime, O Rāma, a rākṣasa named Sumālī, enraged, with various weapons, rushed upon that army.
7.27.40
स दैवतबलं सर्वं नानाप्रहणैः शितैः ।
व्यध्वंसयत सङ्क्रुद्धो वायुर्जलधरं यथा ॥ ७.२७.४० ॥
That furiously enraged one scattered the whole army of the gods with various sharp weapons, as the wind scatters a rain-cloud.
7.27.41
ते महाबाणवर्षैश्च शूलप्रासैः सुदारुणैः ।
हन्यमानाः सुराः सर्वे न व्यतिष्ठन्त संहताः ॥ ७.२७.४१ ॥
Struck by a rain of great arrows and by very dreadful tridents and lances, all the gods could not stand together.
7.27.42
ततो विद्राव्यमाणेषु दैवतेषु सुमालिना ।
वसूनामष्टमः क्रुद्धः सावित्रो वै व्यवस्थितः ॥ ७.२७.४२ ॥
Then, as the gods were being routed by Sumālī, the eighth of the Vasus, Sāvitra, enraged, stood firm indeed.
7.27.43
संवृतः स्वैरथानीकैः प्रहरन्तं निशाचरम् ।
विक्रमेण महातेजा वारयामास संयुगे ॥ ७.२७.४३ ॥
Surrounded by his own troops, the greatly radiant one checked the night-wanderer who was attacking him, with valour in battle.
7.27.44
ततस्तयोर्महायुद्धमभवद्रोमहर्षणम् ॥ ७.२७.४४ ॥
Then between the two there arose a great battle that made the hair stand on end.
7.27.45
सुमालिनो वसोश्चैव समरेष्वनिवर्तिनोः ।
ततस्तस्य महाबाणैर्वसुना सुमहात्मना ।
निहतः पन्नगरथः क्षणेन विनिपातितः ॥ ७.२७.४५ ॥
Between Sumālin and Vasu, who never turned back in battles: then by his great arrows the greatly-souled Vasu struck down, in an instant, the chariot of the serpent-emblem.
7.27.46
हत्वा तु संयुगे तस्य रथं बाणशतैश्चितम् ।
गदां तस्य वधार्थाय वसुर्जग्राह पाणिना ॥ ७.२७.४६ ॥
Having destroyed in battle his chariot covered with hundreds of arrows, Vasu seized a mace in his hand to kill him.
7.27.47
ततः प्रगृह्य दीप्ताग्रां कालदण्डोपमां गदाम् ।
तां मूर्ध्नि पातयामास सावित्रो वै सुमालिनः ॥ ७.२७.४७ ॥
Then, seizing that mace with its blazing tip, like the staff of Death, the Sāvitra Vasu brought it down upon the head of Sumālin.
7.27.48
सा तस्योपरि चोल्काभा पतन्तीव बभौ गदा ।
इन्द्रप्रमुक्ता गर्जन्ती गिराविव महाशनिः ॥ ७.२७.४८ ॥
That mace, blazing like a torch, shone as though falling upon him, like a great thunderbolt hurled by Indra, roaring as it falls upon a mountain.
7.27.49
तस्य नैवास्थि न शिरो न मांसं ददृशे तदा ।
गदया भस्मतां नीतं निहतस्य रणाजिरे ॥ ७.२७.४९ ॥
Then of the one slain on the battlefield no bone, nor head, nor flesh was seen; by the mace all had been reduced to ashes.
7.27.50
तं दृष्ट्वा निहतं सङ्ख्ये राक्षसास्ते समन्ततः ।
व्यद्रवन्सहिताः सर्वे क्रोशमानाः परस्परम् ।
विद्राव्यमाणा वसुना राक्षसा नावतस्थिरे ॥ ७.२७.५० ॥
Seeing him slain in battle, all those rakshasas fled in every direction together, crying out to one another; driven off by Vasu, the rakshasas could not hold their ground.