Rasarnavasudhakara 3.63

English (machine translation) 3.63

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3.63

"Hearing that Paulastya asks out of love, my mind rejoices; / but this axe, granted by the favour of Hara, cannot be given, wherefore he languishes all the more. / Therefore tell the ten-headed one in my words: 'The earth has been bestowed upon the twice-born; / tell me, what shall I conquer and give you in the underworld or in heaven?'"

3.63.p2

Rāvaṇa: 'When indeed did Paraśurāma become the conqueror and donor of Rasātala and heaven? And Rāvaṇa, moreover, the recipient! Then what was he answered by you?' Beginning with this:

3.63.p3

Māyāmaya: 'Lord, Reṇukā's son is wrathful by nature; therefore I imagine he has arrived here himself.'

3.63.p4

Rāvaṇa: 'To our delight!' Up to this [before verse 2.24]—because of the inciting of Bhārgava and Rāvaṇa, who embody the rival hero, there is instigation.

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Rasārṇavasudhākara — Siṃhabhūpāla, Sanskrit