sarve devāḥ
bahavo devāḥ :brahman !vayaṃ na sukhinaḥ ,brahman !
brahmā :kasmāt sarve yūyaṃ na sukhinaḥ ?sarve yūyaṃ kim icchatha ?
bahavo devāḥ :brahman !rāvaṇo rākṣasaḥ .rāvaṇo balavān rākṣasaḥ .rāvaṇo balavattamo rākṣasaḥ .rāvaṇo bahūn narān mārayati .rāvaṇo bahūn brāhmaṇān mārayati .rāvaṇo bahūn mārayati .rāvaṇo bahūn mārayitum icchati .
bahavo devāḥ :rāvaṇo balavān rākṣasarājaḥ .rāvaṇo rājā laṅkāyāḥ .laṅkā mahatī sundarī nagarī .laṅkā nagarī bahūnāṃ rākṣasānām .laṅkā nagarī bahūnāṃ balavatāṃ rākṣasānām .rāvaṇas tu balavattamo rākṣasaḥ .rāvaṇo rājā bahūnāṃ balavatāṃ rākṣasānām .
bahavo devāḥ :rāvaṇo na priyo bahūnām .rāvaṇo na priyaḥ sarveṣāṃ narāṇām .rāvaṇo na priyaḥ sarveṣāṃ narāṇāṃ nārīṇāṃ ca .rāvaṇo na priyo 'smākam .rāvaṇo na priyaḥ sarveṣāṃ devānām .sarve vayaṃ na sukhinaḥ .
bahavo devāḥ :sarve vayaṃ rāvaṇaṃ mārayitum icchāmaḥ .rāvaṇas tu na mṛtaḥ .kasmāt ?vayaṃ sarve rāvaṇaṃ mārayituṃ na śaknumaḥ .sarve vayaṃ devāḥ .sarve vayaṃ na mariṣyāmahe .sarve vayaṃ balavantaḥ .rāvaṇo na devaḥ .rāvaṇo rākṣasaḥ .rāvaṇas tu balavattaraḥ .rāvaṇo balavattaraḥ sarvadevebhyaḥ .vayaṃ sarve rāvaṇaṃ mārayituṃ na jānīmaḥ .ko devo rāvaṇaṃ mārayituṃ śaknuyāt ?vayaṃ na jānīmaḥ .
bahavo devāḥ :brahman ,kasmād rāvaṇo balavattamo rākṣasaḥ ?kasmād rāvaṇaḥ sarvadevebhyo balavattaraḥ ?vayaṃ jānīmaḥ .tvayā rāvaṇāya balaṃ dattam .tvayā rāvaṇāya mahad balaṃ dattam .