Coming to Lanka ruled by Ravana, that hero, Rama, son to Dasaratha, along with Laksmana, remained stationed at the Northern gate, where Råvaņa used to reside. None save Rāma was competent to protect that dreadful gate, where Råvaņa used to reside and guarded by Rāvana himself, like the Ocean guarded by Varuna, and protected on all sides by terrible Rākşasas equipped with weapons; capable of striking terror into the weak; like to the nether regions guarded by Danavas. And (Rama) saw there : many and various arms and mail of the warriors, ranged together.
लङ्कायास्तूत्तरद्वारं शैलशृङ्गमिवोत्रतम्। रामः सहानुजो धन्वी जुगोप च रुरोध च॥ लङ्कामुपनिविष्टस्तु रामो दशरथात्मजः। लक्ष्णानुचरो वीरः पुरीं रावणपालिताम्॥ उत्तरद्वारमासाद्य यत्र तिष्ठति रावणः। नान्यो रामाद्धि तद्वारं समर्थः परिरक्षितुम्॥ रावणाधिष्ठितं भीमं वरुणेनेव सागरम्। सायुधै राक्षसैीमैरभिगुप्तं समन्ततः॥ लघूनां त्रासजननं पातालमिव दानवैः। विन्यस्तानि च योधाना बहूनि विविधानि च॥ ददर्शायुधजालानि तथैव कवचानि च।