brahmovAca


siddhatIrthamiti khyAtaM yatra siddhezvaro haraH | tasya prabhAvaM vakSyAmi sarvasiddhikaraM nRNAm || 1


pulastyavaMzasambhUto rAvaNo lokarAvaNaH | dizo vijitya sarvAsca somalokamajIgamat || 2


somena saha yotsyantaM dazAsyamahamabravam | mantraM dAsye nivartasva somayuddhAddazAnana || 3


ityuktvA aSTottaraM mantraM zatanAmabhiranvitam | zivasya rAkSasendrAya prAdAM nArada zAntaye || 4


niHzrIkANaM vipannAnAM nAnAklezajuSAM nRNAm | zaraNaM ziva evAtra sanzAre`anyo na kazcan || 5

Brahma said: `The perfected place of pilgramge is thus named wherein the lord of the blest is borne. I will speak of that power causing all success of men. Produced of the geneology of Pulastya is Ravana. And Ravana having conquered the regions in all directions went to the world of the god of the moon. I was speaking to Dasasya of fighting with Soma: `Dasanana, the service of mantras causes to turn back the battle caused by Soma. Having spoken the superiorly marked mantras, essentially one hundred names, auspiciosness was bestowed on Rakshesendra and Naradas` calming. Doubtful without light and of things gone wrong and variously afflicted by pain and delight, for man it is the protection of auspiciosness in this matter. Besides the undergoing of transmigration, what else is there?

tato nivRttiH sa ha mantriyuktastatsomalokAjjayamApya rakSaH |


sa puSpakArUDhagatiH sagarvo lokAnpunaH prApa javAddaSAsyaH || 6


sa prekSamaNo divamantarikSaM bhuvaM ca nAgAMzca gajAMzca viprAn |


AlokayAmAsa nagaM mahAntaM kailAsamAvAsa umApateryaH || 7


dRSTvA smayotphulladRgadrirAjaM sa mantriNau rAvaNa ityuvAca || 8

Consequently the Rakshasa accompanied by mantris returned from that conquering of Somaloka. Dasasya with pride ascended a moving aerial car to return quickly to Lanka . He surveyed the sky, atmosphere and earth, clouds, and the regions of elephants and sages and he recognized the mountain of Mahanta which is the dwelling of paradise of the lord of the daughter of Himavat. Having beheld them intuitively with wide open eyes, seeing the kingdom of the cloud mountains he to both mantris thusly spoke:

rAvaNa uvAca


ko vA girAvatra vasenmahAtmA girim nayAmyenamathAdhi bhUmeH |


laGkAgato`yaM girirAzu zobhAM laGkA`pi satyaM zriyamAtanoti || 9

Ravana said, `Oh indeed! What great soul descends to dwell in this mountain? In the mountains there are ways by the means of which lead to the earth and this splendor of the mountains going to Lanka surely extends its truth and beauty.

brahmovAca


itthaM vaco rAkSasamantriNau tau nizamya rakSodhipatezca bhAvam |


na yuktamityUcaturiSTabuddhya nizAcarastadvacanaM na mene || 10


saMsthApya tatpuSpakamAzu rakSaH puplAva kailAsagirezca mUle |


hindolayAmAsa giriM dazAsyo jJAtva bhavaH kRtyamidaM cakAra || 11


jitva digIzAMzca sagarvitasya kailAsamAndolayataH surAreH |


aNguSThakRtyaiva rasAtalAdilokAMzca yAtasya dazAnanasya || 12


AlUnakAyasya giriM nizamya vihasya devyA saha dattamiSTam |


tasmai prasannaH kupito`pi zaMbhurayuktadAteti na saMzayo`tra || 13

Brahma said, `Thus observing the emotion concerning the Rakshasa master the advice of both Rakshasa mantris was not to employ the lofty wish of desire, but Nisacara did not think of that advice. The Rakshasa was established in that quickly going aerial car and Dasasya navigated to the principal mountain of the paradise and rocked that mountain. Understanding, Bhava made the following enchantment. Proud with victory of the dikpatis, the enemy of the gods who agitated the dwelling of Kubera was certainly enchanted by the angushtha and this was the reason of Dasananas` proceeding to the region of rasatala, the lower world. Having observed the reaping of the mountain it was laughable to the goddess. Although with the pureness of Sambu, along with the desire to give, anger is surely unconnected to what is given, in this matter there is no doubt.

tato`yamAvApya varAnsuvIro bhavaprasAdAtkusumaM jagAma |


gacchansa laGkAM bhavapUjanAya gaGgAmagAcchaMbhujaTAprasUtAm || 14


saMpUjayitvA vividhaizca mantrairgaGgAjalaiH zaMbhumadInasattvaH |


asiM sa lebhe zazikhaNDabhUSAt siddhiM ca sarvardhimabhIpsitAM ca || 15


maddattamantraM zazirakSaNAya sa sAdhayAmAsa bhavaM prapUjya |


siddhe tu mantre punareva laGkAmayAtsa rakSodhipatiH sa tuSTaH || 16

Consequently on this obtaining to the best the hero went, it being by the kindness of the Kusuma. On going to Lanka he honored the Ganga which in going becomes the producer of rivers like to twisted locks of hair. He honored Sambu, possessor of unimpaired goodness, by means of different mantras and waters of the swift-goer. He gained a sword from the decorated Shashikhanda and fulfillment also and all good fortune and acceptable things. With the sacred formulas given by me for the guarding of Shashi he became well-disposed and was respected. In the accomplished faculty of sacred formulas, indeed the satisfied Rakshodhipati was again travelling back to Lanka.

tataH prabhRtyetadatiprabhAvaM tIrthaM mahAsiddhidamiSTadaM ca |


samastapApaughavinAzanaM ca siddhairazeSaiH parisevitaM ca || 17

Consequently, by means of gaining tokens of remembrance and granting both great accomplishment and desires and destroying especially compound wickedness is this landing place praised as exceedingly augmented.