Valmiki Ramayana 3.36.2

3.36.2

nīlajīmūtasaṃkāśas taptakāñcanakuṇḍalaḥ
bhayaṃ lokasya janayan kirīṭī parighāyudhaḥ
vyacaraṃ daṇḍakāraṇyam ṛṣimāṃsāni bhakṣayan

"Once in my strength and vigour's pride
I roamed this earth from side to side,
And towering like a mountain's crest,
A thousand Nágas' might possessed.
Like some vast sable cloud I showed:
My golden armlets flashed and glowed.
A crown I wore, an axe I swayed,
And all I met were sore afraid.
I roved where Dandak wood is spread;
On flesh of slaughtered saints I fed.
Then Vis'vámitra, sage revered.
Holy of heart, my fury feared.
To Das'aratha's court he sped
And went before the king and said: