Adhyathma Ramayanam - Esamskriti.com

6.2 Lanka Vivaranam
Description of Lanka
Please tell me very clearly the news of Lanka,
Forts , ramparts , moat and other such aspects ,
You have to show them clearly by words.
Hearing that That Hanuman saluted him,
And with great clarity told him,
“In the centre of the ocean is the Trikuta mountain,
Which is very tall and on its top is the city of Lanka,
And this can be seen as a golden spire ,
By the people who do not have fear for life.”
It has a breadth of seven hundred yojanas,
And There is a new golden wall around it,
It has towers on all four directions,
And each of these greatly shining towers has seven stories,
And within that and within that ,
There are seven inner rising walls,
And in each row of these walls there are four towers,
Thus all round there are twenty eight towers,
And each of these has very deep moats,
And then there are the mechanical securities,
And to guard , the tower on the eastern side ,
There are ten thousand Rakshasas.
Hundred thousand Rakshasa soldiers,
Always stand for the protection of the southern tower,
The western tower is guarded by thousand -thousand ,
Strong Rakshasa soldiers ,
The northern tower is guarded by one lakh thousand ,
Extremely powerful Rakshasa soldiers,
About half the number of soldiers , guarding the sides.
Are gathered to guard the center portion of the town,
And similar number guard the private quarters of the king,
And double the number guard chamber of the king.
The dining hall made of gold,
The drama theatre , closed avenues for walking and also,
Rooms for taking bath, Drinking halls,
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