Hinduism

Tulsidas, Ramayana, Lankâ-kând, Dohâ 70

O Uma, is it possible for Him to be brought into bondage, by whose name when repeated in prayer the saints free themselves from the bonds of existence; who is the omnipresent centre of the universe.
O Bhavani, the actions of the incarnate Rama are beyond the range of thought or human strength, or speech. This is the reason why the wisest ascetics eschew theological speculations and simply adore. Having thus thrown the army into confusion, Meghnad at last manifested himself with words of reviling. Jambavan shouted: “Wretch, keep your place!” On hearing this, his fury waxed still greater. “Fool, I only spared you on account of your age. I think scorn of your challenge.” So saying, he let fly his terrible trident; Jambavan caught it in his hand and then rushed on and gave Meghnad such a blow on the chest that he, the scourge of heaven, fell swooning to the ground. Then in his wrath he caught him by the foot and swung him round and dashed him on the earth as a display of his strength. But he by virtue of the divine boon died not for all his killing; so he took him by the foot and tossed him into Lanka, while the gods and saints sent Garuda, who came in haste to Rama,

Source The Râmâyana of Tulsi Dâs, trad. F. S. Growse, 1883, archive.org · Contents