स तस्य मध्ये भवनस्य संस्थितोमहद्विमानं मणिरत्नचित्रितम् ।प्रतप्तजाम्बूनदजालकृत्रिमंददर्श धीमान् पवनात्मजः कपिः ॥ १ ॥
Standing in the middle of that dwelling, the wise monkey, son of the wind, saw the great celestial chariot, many-coloured with gems and jewels, made with lattices of refined gold.
A short, dense lyric on Pushpaka. It moves “as the mind directs” and is carried by thousands of sky-going spirits. It was won by Kubera through austerity and taken from him by Ravana’s force; the poem stresses that its distinctions are “not found even among the gods”. Everything about Ravana’s world is superlative. That is part of the point: what he has is splendid, and what he lacks is dharma.
Sources. Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sarga 8 (southern recension, Gita Press numbering). Commentary by Vani Darshan, not scripture.