गते तु नारदं तत्र रावणोऽपि महायशाः। प्राप्य श्वेतं महाद्वीपं दुर्लभं यत्सुरैरपि॥ तेजसा तस्य द्वीपस्य रावणस्य बलीयसः। तत्तस्य पुष्पकं यानं वातवेगसमाहतम्॥ अवस्थातुं न शक्नोति वाताहत इवाम्बुदः। सचिवा राक्षसेन्द्रस्य द्वीपमासाद्य दुईशम्॥ अब्रुवनरावणं भीता राक्षसा जातसाध्वसाः। राक्षसेन्द्र वयं मूढा भ्रष्टसंज्ञा विचेतसः॥ अवस्थातुं न शक्ष्यामो युद्धं कर्तुं कथंचन। एवमुक्त्वा दुद्रुवस्ते सर्व एव निशाचराः॥ रावणोऽपि हि तद्यानं पुष्पकं हेमभूषितम्। विसर्जयामास तदा सह तैः क्षणदाचरैः॥ गतं तु पुष्पकं राम रावणो राक्षसाधिपः। कृत्वा रूपं महाभीमं सर्वराक्षसवर्जितः॥ प्रविवेश तदा तस्मिश्वेतद्वीपे स रावणः। प्रविशन्नेव तत्राशु नारीभिरुपलक्षितः॥ एकया स स्मितं कृत्वा हस्ते गृह्य दशाननम्। पृष्ध्यागमनं ब्रूहि किमर्थमिह चागतः॥ को वा त्वं कस्य वा पुत्रः केन वा प्रहितो वदा इत्युक्तो रावणो राजक्रुद्धो वचनमब्रवीत्॥ अहं विश्रवसः पुत्रो रावणो नाम राक्षसः। युद्धार्थमिह संप्राप्तो न च पश्यामि कंचन॥ एवं कथयतस्तस्य रावणस्य दुरात्मनः। प्राहसंस्ते ततः सर्वे सुस्वनं युवतीजनाः॥
gate tu nāradaṃ tatra rāvaṇo'pi mahāyaśāḥ| prāpya śvetaṃ mahādvīpaṃ durlabhaṃ yatsurairapi|| tejasā tasya dvīpasya rāvaṇasya balīyasaḥ| tattasya puṣpakaṃ yānaṃ vātavegasamāhatam|| avasthātuṃ na śaknoti vātāhata ivāmbudaḥ| sacivā rākṣasendrasya dvīpamāsādya duīśam|| abruvanarāvaṇaṃ bhītā rākṣasā jātasādhvasāḥ| rākṣasendra vayaṃ mūḍhā bhraṣṭasaṃjñā vicetasaḥ|| avasthātuṃ na śakṣyāmo yuddhaṃ kartuṃ kathaṃcana| evamuktvā dudruvaste sarva eva niśācarāḥ|| rāvaṇo'pi hi tadyānaṃ puṣpakaṃ hemabhūṣitam| visarjayāmāsa tadā saha taiḥ kṣaṇadācaraiḥ|| gataṃ tu puṣpakaṃ rāma rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ| kṛtvā rūpaṃ mahābhīmaṃ sarvarākṣasavarjitaḥ|| praviveśa tadā tasmiśvetadvīpe sa rāvaṇaḥ| praviśanneva tatrāśu nārībhirupalakṣitaḥ|| ekayā sa smitaṃ kṛtvā haste gṛhya daśānanam| pṛṣdhyāgamanaṃ brūhi kimarthamiha cāgataḥ|| ko vā tvaṃ kasya vā putraḥ kena vā prahito vadā ityukto rāvaṇo rājakruddho vacanamabravīt|| ahaṃ viśravasaḥ putro rāvaṇo nāma rākṣasaḥ| yuddhārthamiha saṃprāpto na ca paśyāmi kaṃcana|| evaṃ kathayatastasya rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ| prāhasaṃste tataḥ sarve susvanaṃ yuvatījanāḥ||
English Meaning
After Närada had reached there, the illustrious Daśānana went to that insular continent beyond even the reach of the celestials. Being struck by the radiant heat of that insular continent, the Puspaka car, of the mighty Ravana, could not stand, there like clouds scattered by the wind. Having arrived at that dreadful insular continent the councillors of the lord of Raksasas, fearfully said to Ravana. "O lord, we are all stupified and beside ourselves with fear. We cannot anyhow stand here: how shall we fight?” Saying this the Rakşasas fled away into all directions. And Daśānana too sent away his golden car Puşpaka with them. And Daśānana too sent away his chariot and assuming a dreadful figure he alone entered Śvetadvīpa. At the time of his entering he was seen by the females there. One of them of his entering he was seen by the females there. One of them beholding him by the hand and smiling said "Why have you come hither? Who are you? who is your father? and what for have you come here? Do you definitely say." Hearing those words, oking, Ravana, in anger said:-"I am the son of the ascetic Visrava, I am Ravana by name; I have come hither being desirous of fighting; but I do not behold anyone here.” The vicious-souled Rāvana having said this all the young damsels laughed gently.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)