Chapter 23 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 23.55

एष गच्छति वात्येष ज्वलते तपते तथा। देवैश्च भूतसबैश्च पन्नगैश्च च पतत्रिभिः॥ भयं यो नाभिजानाति तेन त्वं योद्धुमिच्छसि। बलिना यदि ते योद्धं रोचते राक्षसेश्वर॥ प्रविश त्वं महासत्त्व सङ्ग्रामं कुरु मा चिरम्। एवमुक्तो दशग्रीवः प्रविवेश यतो बलिः॥

eṣa gacchati vātyeṣa jvalate tapate tathā| devaiśca bhūtasabaiśca pannagaiśca ca patatribhiḥ|| bhayaṃ yo nābhijānāti tena tvaṃ yoddhumicchasi| balinā yadi te yoddhaṃ rocate rākṣaseśvara|| praviśa tvaṃ mahāsattva saṅgrāmaṃ kuru mā ciram| evamukto daśagrīvaḥ praviveśa yato baliḥ||

English Meaning

He does not know fear; do you wish to right with him? If you do wish to fight with Bali, O lord of Raksasas, o you gifted with great energy, do you speedily enter (this house) and engage in the encounter.' Being thus addressed the Ten-necked demon entered where Bali was.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)