Sri Dasam Granth

ਬਿਸਨ ਨਾਰਿ ਕੇ ਧਾਮਿ ਛੁਧਾਤੁਰ ॥

At the same time, the great sage Narada reached the house of Vishnu and he was very hungry.

ਬੈਗਨ ਨਿਰਖਿ ਅਧਿਕ ਲਲਚਾਯੋ ॥

ਮਾਗ ਰਹਿਯੋ ਪਰ ਹਾਥਿ ਨ ਆਯੋ ॥੬॥

Seeing the cooked vegetable of brinjals, his mind was tempted, but he did not get it even on asking for it.6.

ਨਾਥ ਹੇਤੁ ਮੈ ਭੋਜ ਪਕਾਯੋ ॥

ਮਨੁਛ ਪਠੈ ਕਰ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਬੁਲਾਯੋ ॥

The wife of Vishnu said that she had prepared that food for her lord, therefore it was not possible for her to give it, (she also said:) “I have sent a messenger to call him and the may be coming.”

ਨਾਰਦ ਖਾਇ ਜੂਠ ਹੋਇ ਜੈ ਹੈ ॥

ਪੀਅ ਕੋਪਿਤ ਹਮਰੇ ਪਰ ਹੁਐ ਹੈ ॥੭॥

The wife of Vishnu thought that if Narada partook it the food would become impure and her lord wound be angry with.7.

ਨਾਰਦ ਬਾਚ ॥

Narada said :

ਮਾਗ ਥਕਿਯੋ ਮੁਨਿ ਭੋਜ ਨ ਦੀਆ ॥

ਅਧਿਕ ਰੋਸੁ ਮੁਨਿ ਬਰਿ ਤਬ ਕੀਆ ॥

“The sage had been repeatedly asking for the food, but you did not give it to him.”

ਬ੍ਰਿੰਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਰਾਛਸੀ ਬਪੁ ਧਰਿ ॥

ਤ੍ਰੀਆ ਹੁਐ ਬਸੋ ਜਲੰਧਰ ਕੇ ਘਰਿ ॥੮॥

The sage flew into rage and said : “You will live in the house of the demon Jalandhar as wife named Varinda, after getting her body.”8.

ਦੇ ਕਰ ਸ੍ਰਾਪ ਜਾਤ ਭਯੋ ਰਿਖਿ ਬਰ ॥

ਆਵਤ ਭਯੋ ਬਿਸਨ ਤਾ ਕੇ ਘਰਿ ॥

No sooner than the sage departed after cursing her, Vishnu reached his home:

ਸੁਨਤ ਸ੍ਰਾਪ ਅਤਿ ਹੀ ਦੁਖ ਪਾਯੋ ॥

ਬਿਹਸ ਬਚਨ ਤ੍ਰੀਯ ਸੰਗਿ ਸੁਨਾਯੋ ॥੯॥

Hearing about the curse, he was greatly agonised and his wife smilingly confirmed (what the sage had said).9.

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥

DOHRA

ਤ੍ਰੀਯ ਕੀ ਛਾਯਾ ਲੈ ਤਬੈ ਬ੍ਰਿਦਾ ਰਚੀ ਬਨਾਇ ॥

Then Vishnu created Varinda from the shadow of his wife.

ਧੂਮ੍ਰਕੇਸ ਦਾਨਵ ਸਦਨਿ ਜਨਮ ਧਰਤ ਭਈ ਜਾਇ ॥੧੦॥

She took birth on the earth in the house of the demon Dhumarkesh.10.

ਚੌਪਈ ॥

CHAUPAI

ਜੈਸਕ ਰਹਤ ਕਮਲ ਜਲ ਭੀਤਰ ॥

ਪੁਨਿ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਬਸੀ ਜਲੰਧਰ ਕੇ ਘਰਿ ॥

Just as the lotus-leaf in water remains unaffected by the drops of water, in the same manner, Varinda lived in the house of Jalandhar as his wife.

ਤਿਹ ਨਿਮਿਤ ਜਲੰਧਰ ਅਵਤਾਰਾ ॥

ਧਰ ਹੈ ਰੂਪ ਅਨੂਪ ਮੁਰਾਰਾ ॥੧੧॥

And for her Vishnu manifested himself as Jalandhar and in this way, Vishnu assumed a unique form.11.

ਕਥਾ ਐਸ ਇਹ ਦਿਸ ਮੋ ਭਈ ॥

ਅਬ ਚਲਿ ਬਾਤ ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਪਰ ਗਈ ॥

In this way, the story heath taken a new turn and now it hath halted on Rudra.

ਮਾਗੀ ਨਾਰਿ ਨ ਦੀਨੀ ਰੁਦ੍ਰਾ ॥

ਤਾ ਤੇ ਕੋਪ ਅਸੁਰ ਪਤਿ ਛੁਦ੍ਰਾ ॥੧੨॥

The demon Jalandhar asked for his wife from Ruda and Rudra did not oblige him, therefore the king of demons flew into rage instantly.12.

ਬਜੇ ਢੋਲ ਨਫੀਰਿ ਨਗਾਰੇ ॥

ਦੁਹੂੰ ਦਿਸਾ ਡਮਰੂ ਡਮਕਾਰੇ ॥

The trumpets and drums resounded on all the four sides and the knocking sound of tabors was heard from all the four directions.

ਮਾਚਤ ਭਯੋ ਲੋਹ ਬਿਕਰਾਰਾ ॥

ਝਮਕਤ ਖਗ ਅਦਗ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥੧੩॥

The steel collided with the steel dreadfully and the daggers glittered with infinite beauty.13.

ਗਿਰਿ ਗਿਰਿ ਪਰਤ ਸੁਭਟ ਰਣ ਮਾਹੀ ॥

ਧੁਕ ਧੁਕ ਉਠਤ ਮਸਾਣ ਤਹਾਹੀ ॥

The warriors began to fall in the battlefield and the ghosts and fiends began to run on all the four sides.

ਗਜੀ ਰਥੀ ਬਾਜੀ ਪੈਦਲ ਰਣਿ ॥

ਜੂਝਿ ਗਿਰੇ ਰਣ ਕੀ ਛਿਤਿ ਅਨਗਣ ॥੧੪॥

The innumerable riders of elephants, chariots and horses began to fall as martyrs in the battlefield.14.

ਤੋਟਕ ਛੰਦ ॥

TOTAK STANZA

ਬਿਰਚੇ ਰਣਬੀਰ ਸੁਧੀਰ ਕ੍ਰੁਧੰ ॥

ਮਚਿਯੋ ਤਿਹ ਦਾਰੁਣ ਭੂਮਿ ਜੁਧੰ ॥

The warriors moved in the battlefield in great anger and a dreadful war began.

ਹਹਰੰਤ ਹਯੰ ਗਰਜੰਤ ਗਜੰ ॥

ਸੁਣਿ ਕੈ ਧੁਨਿ ਸਾਵਣ ਮੇਘ ਲਜੰ ॥੧੫॥

Hearing the neighing of horses and the trumpeting of the elephants, the clouds of Sawan felt shy.15.

ਬਰਖੈ ਰਣਿ ਬਾਣ ਕਮਾਣ ਖਗੰ ॥

ਤਹ ਘੋਰ ਭਯਾਨਕ ਜੁਧ ਜਗੰ ॥

The arrows and the swords were showered in the war and in this may this war was a dreadful and horrible war.

ਗਿਰ ਜਾਤ ਭਟੰ ਹਹਰੰਤ ਹਠੀ ॥

ਉਮਗੀ ਰਿਪੁ ਸੈਨ ਕੀਏ ਇਕਠੀ ॥੧੬॥

The warriors fall, but in their persistence, they raise dreadful sound. In this way, the forces of the enemy, gathered quickly from all the four sides in the battlefield.16.

ਚਹੂੰ ਓਰ ਘਿਰਿਯੋ ਸਰ ਸੋਧਿ ਸਿਵੰ ॥

ਕਰਿ ਕੋਪ ਘਨੋ ਅਸੁਰਾਰ ਇਵੰ ॥

Having been besieged from all the for sides, held his arrow and flew into rage over the demons.

ਦੁਹੂੰ ਓਰਨ ਤੇ ਇਮ ਬਾਣ ਬਹੇ ॥