दुर्निरीक्ष्यो यथा सूर्यो हिमांश्चैव गौरवे। सागरचैव गाम्भीर्ये लोकपालो यमो ह्यसि॥ क्षान्त्या धरण्या तुल्योऽसि शीघ्रस्वे ह्यनिलोपमः। गुरुस्त्व सर्वसंपन्नः कीर्तियुक्तश्च राघव॥ अमर्षी दुर्जयो जेता सर्वास्त्रविधिपारगः। शृणुष्व मम वै राम विज्ञाप्यं नरपुंगव॥ ममालयं पूर्वकृतं बाहुवीर्येण राघव। उलूको हरते राजंस्तत्र त्वं त्रातुमर्हसि॥
durnirīkṣyo yathā sūryo himāṃścaiva gaurave| sāgaracaiva gāmbhīrye lokapālo yamo hyasi|| kṣāntyā dharaṇyā tulyo'si śīghrasve hyanilopamaḥ| gurustva sarvasaṃpannaḥ kīrtiyuktaśca rāghava|| amarṣī durjayo jetā sarvāstravidhipāragaḥ| śṛṇuṣva mama vai rāma vijñāpyaṃ narapuṃgava|| mamālayaṃ pūrvakṛtaṃ bāhuvīryeṇa rāghava| ulūko harate rājaṃstatra tvaṃ trātumarhasi||
English Meaning
In glory you are like Himālaya, in gravity like the Ocean, in prowess like the Patriarch, in patience like the Earth, and in velocity like the Wind. O Råghava, you are the preceptor of the mobile and immobile creation, gifted with all sorts of wealth, illustrious, devoid of a revengeful spirit, unconquerable, victorious, and master of all Sāstras and laws. O foremost of men, hear. I have an application to you. O Raghava, I had built a nest for myself; this owl is now occupying it as his own; therefore, O king, do you save me.”
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)