तस्यास्मि कृतसङ्केता लोकपालसुतस्य वै । तमुद्दिश्य तु मे सर्वं विभूषणमिदं कृतम् ।। ७.२६.
"I am pledged to the son of the guardian of the worlds; all these ornaments of mine are worn for him alone."
तथा तस्य हि नान्यस्य भावो मां प्रति तिष्ठति ।। ७.२६.
In the same way, no one else has such a disposition toward me as he does.
तेन सत्येन मां राजन्मोक्तुमर्हस्यरिन्दम ।। ७.२६.
By that truth, O king, subduer of enemies, you ought to release me.
स हि तिष्ठति धर्मात्मा मां प्रतीक्ष्य समुत्सुकः । तत्र विघ्नं सुतस्येह कर्तुं नार्हसि मुञ्च माम् ।। ७.२६.
He, righteous in soul, remains eagerly waiting for me; you should not create an obstacle here for your son—let me go.
सद्भिराचरितं मार्गं गच्छ राक्षसुपुङ्गव । माननीयो मम त्वं हि पालनीया तथा ऽस्मि ते ।। ७.२६.
Follow the path practiced by the virtuous, O foremost of Rākṣasas; you are to be honored by me, and I am likewise to be protected by you.
एवमुक्तो दशग्रीवः प्रत्युवाच विनीतवत् । स्नुषा ऽस्मि यदवोचस्त्वमेकपत्नीष्वयं क्रमः । देवलोकस्थितिरियं सुराणां शाश्वती मता ।। ७.२६.
Thus addressed, Daśagrīva replied humbly: 'Daughter-in-law, what you have said about monogamy—this is the way among the gods, an eternal order in the divine realms.'
पतिरप्सरसां नास्ति न चैकस्त्रीपरिग्रहः ।। ७.२६.
Among the Apsarases there is no husband, nor is there the taking of only one wife.
स्मि यदवोचस्त्वमेकपत्नीष्वयं क्रमः । एवमुक्त्वा स तां रक्षो निवेश्य च शिलातले । कामभोगाभिसंसक्तो मैथुनायोपचक्रमे ।। ७.२६.
Having said this, that Rākṣasa placed her upon a slab of stone, and, overcome by desire, began to approach her sexually.
सा विमुक्ता ततो रम्भा भ्रष्टमाल्यविभूषणा । गजेन्द्राक्रीडमथिता नदीवाकुलतां गता ।। ७.२६.
Then Rambhā, released, with her garlands and ornaments fallen away, became like a river agitated by the play of a lordly elephant.
लुलिताकुलकेशान्ता करवेपितपल्लवा । पवनेनावधूतेव लता कुसुमशालिनी ।। ७.२६.
Her hair disheveled and ends in disorder, her tender hands trembling, she was like a flowering creeper shaken by the wind, as if a bride.
सा वेपमाना लज्जन्ती भीता करकृताञ्जलिः । नलकूबरमासाद्य पादयोर्निपपात ह ।। ७.२६.
Trembling, ashamed, and fearful, with hands joined in reverence, she approached Nalakūbara and fell at his feet.
तदवस्थां च तां दृष्ट्वा महात्मा नलकूबरः । अब्रवीत्किमिदं भद्रे पादयोः पतिता ऽसि मे ।। ७.२६.
Seeing her in that condition, the great-souled Nalakūbara said: 'What is this, good lady, that you have fallen at my feet?'
सा वै निःश्वसमाना तु वेपमाना कृताञ्जलिः । तस्मै सर्वं यथातत्त्वमाख्यातुमुपचक्रमे ।। ७.२६.
She, sighing and trembling, with hands joined, began to tell him everything exactly as it had happened.
एष देव दशग्रीवः प्राप्तो गन्तुं त्रिविष्टपम् । तेन सैन्यसहायेन निशेयं परिणामिता ।। ७.२६.
'O lord, this Daśagrīva came here intending to go to heaven; with his army's help, I was forcibly taken by him.'
आयन्ती तेन दृष्टा ऽस्मि त्वत्सकाशमरिन्दम । गृहीता तेन पृष्टा ऽस्मि कस्य त्वमिति रक्षसा ।। ७.२६.
'As I was coming, he saw me, O subduer of enemies, and seized me; that Rākṣasa questioned me, asking whose I was.'
मया तु सर्वं यत्सत्यं तस्मै सर्वं निवेदितम् । काममोहाभिभूतात्मा नाश्रौषीत्तद्वचो मम ।। ७.२६.
'I told him everything truthfully, but, overpowered by desire and delusion, he did not heed my words.'
याच्यमानो मया देव स्नुषा ते ऽहमिति प्रभो । तत्सर्वं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा बलात्तेनास्मि धर्षिता ।। ७.२६.
'Though I pleaded with him, saying, "I am your daughter-in-law, O lord," he ignored all that and violated me by force.'
एवं त्वमपराधं मे क्षन्तुमर्हसि सुव्रत । न हि तुल्यं बलं सौम्य स्त्रियाश्च पुरुषस्य च ।। ७.२६.
'Thus, you should forgive my offense, O steadfast one; for, gentle one, the strength of a woman and a man is not equal.'
एतछुत्वा तु सङ्क्रुद्धस्तदा वैश्रवणात्मजः । धर्षणां तां परां श्रुत्वा ध्यानं सम्प्रविवेश ह ।। ७.२६.
Hearing this, the son of Vaiśravaṇa became enraged; upon learning of that great outrage, he entered into meditation.
तस्य तत्कर्म विज्ञाय तदा वैश्रवणात्मजः । मुहूर्तात्क्रोधताम्राक्षस्तोयं जग्राह पाणिना ।। ७.२६.
Recognizing that act, then the son of Vaiśravaṇa, his eyes reddened with anger, seized water in his hand within a moment.
गृहीत्वा सलिलं सर्वमुपस्पृश्य यथाविधि । उत्ससर्ज यथा शापं राक्षसेन्द्राय दारुणम् ।। ७.२६.
Having taken all the water and ritually purified himself as prescribed, he pronounced a dreadful curse upon the king of the Rākṣasas.
अकामा तेन यस्मात्त्वं बलाद्भद्रे प्रधर्षिता । तस्मात्स युवतीमन्यां नाकामामुपयास्यति ।। ७.२६.
Because, O blessed one, you were violated against your will by force, therefore he shall never approach another unwilling woman.
यदा ह्यकामां कामार्तो धर्षयिष्यति योषितम् । मूर्धा तु सप्तधा तस्य शकलीभविता तदा ।। ७.२६.
Whenever, driven by desire, he violates a woman who is unwilling, then his head will split into seven pieces at that very moment.
तस्मिन्नुदाहृते शापे ज्वलिताग्निसमप्रभे । देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुः पुष्पवृष्टिश्च खाच्च्युता । पितामहमुखाश्चैव सर्वे देवाः प्रहर्षिताः ।। ७.२६.
When that curse, blazing like burning fire, was uttered, divine drums resounded and a shower of flowers fell from the sky; all the gods, led by the Grandfather, rejoiced.
ज्ञात्वा लोकगतिं सर्वां तस्य मृत्युं च रक्षसः । ऋषयः पितरश्चैव प्रीतिमापुरनुत्तमाम् ।। ७.२६.
Knowing the entire course of the world and the death of that Rākṣasa, the sages and ancestors experienced supreme delight.
श्रुत्वा तु स दशग्रीवस्तं शापं रोमहर्षणम् । नारीषु मैथुने भावं नाकामास्वभ्यरोचयत् ।। ७.२६.
But when the ten-necked Rāvaṇa heard that terrifying curse, he no longer found pleasure in union with unwilling women.
तेन नीताः स्त्रियः प्रीतिमापुः सर्वाः पतिव्रताः । नलकूबरनिर्मुक्तं शापं श्रुत्वा मनःप्रियम् ।। ७.२६.
Because of this, all devoted wives whom he had taken felt joy, having heard of the pleasing curse pronounced by Nalakūbara.
कैलासं लङ्घयित्वाथ दशग्रीवः स रावणः । आससाद महातेजा इन्द्रलोकं निशाचरः ।। ७.२७.
Then Rāvaṇa, the ten-necked one, having crossed Mount Kailāsa, that mighty night-wanderer reached the realm of Indra.
तस्य राक्षससैन्यस्य समन्तादुपयास्यतः । देवलोकं ययौ शब्दो मथ्यमानार्णवोपमः ।। ७.२७.
As his Rākṣasa army advanced on all sides toward the world of the gods, a sound arose like the churning of the ocean.
श्रुत्वा तु रावणं प्राप्तमिन्द्रश्चलित आसनात् । अब्रवीत्तत्र तान् देवान् सर्वानेव समागतान् ।। ७.२७.
Hearing that Rāvaṇa had arrived, Indra was shaken from his seat and addressed all the assembled gods there.