अथाब्रवीद्दशग्रीवं नारदो भगवानृषिः। क्व खल्विदानी मार्गेण त्वयेहान्येन गम्यते॥ अयं खलु सुदुर्गम्यः प्रेतराजपुरं प्रति। मार्गो गच्छति दुर्धर्ष यमस्यामित्रकर्शन ॥
athābravīddaśagrīvaṃ nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ| kva khalvidānī mārgeṇa tvayehānyena gamyate|| ayaṃ khalu sudurgamyaḥ pretarājapuraṃ prati| mārgo gacchati durdharṣa yamasyāmitrakarśana ||
English Meaning
Then the reverend sage Närada spoke to the Ten-necked Ravana, Who save you can on forsooth go that journey? Verily, o irrepressible one, O destroyer of foes, the way leading to the city of the lord of the dead is difficult of access.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)