Sri Dasam Granth

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ਲਾਗੀ ਕਰਨ ਪਤਿ ਸੇਵ ॥
laagee karan pat sev |

(She) began to serve the husband,

ਯਾ ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨਿ ਭਏ ਦੇਵ ॥੧੦॥
yaa te prasan bhe dev |10|

They again began to perform service to their husbands and by this all the gods were pleased.10.

ਬਹੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਾ ਲਾਗੀ ਹੋਨ ॥
bahu krisaa laagee hon |

To the light of the moon

ਲਖ ਚੰਦ੍ਰਮਾ ਕੀ ਜੌਨ ॥
lakh chandramaa kee jauan |

Seeing Chandra, people began to do farming to a large extent.

ਸਭ ਭਏ ਸਿਧ ਬਿਚਾਰ ॥
sabh bhe sidh bichaar |

All thoughts fulfilled.

ਇਮ ਭਯੋ ਚੰਦ੍ਰ ਅਵਤਾਰ ॥੧੧॥
eim bhayo chandr avataar |11|

All the thoughts-out works were accomplished, in this manner, Chandra incarnation came into being.11.

ਚੌਪਈ ॥
chauapee |

CHAUPAI.

ਇਮ ਹਰਿ ਧਰਾ ਚੰਦ੍ਰ ਅਵਤਾਰਾ ॥
eim har dharaa chandr avataaraa |

Vishnu thus assumed the moon incarnation.

ਬਢਿਯੋ ਗਰਬ ਲਹਿ ਰੂਪ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥
badtiyo garab leh roop apaaraa |

In this way Vishnu manifested himself as Chandra incarnation, but Chandra also became egoistic about his own beauty

ਆਨ ਕਿਸੂ ਕਹੁ ਚਿਤ ਨ ਲਿਆਯੋ ॥
aan kisoo kahu chit na liaayo |

He would not have brought anyone else to mind.

ਤਾ ਤੇ ਤਾਹਿ ਕਲੰਕ ਲਗਾਯੋ ॥੧੨॥
taa te taeh kalank lagaayo |12|

He also abandoned the meditation of any other, therefore he was also blemished.12.

ਭਜਤ ਭਯੋ ਅੰਬਰ ਕੀ ਦਾਰਾ ॥
bhajat bhayo anbar kee daaraa |

(Moon) had intercourse with the wife of Brahaspati (Amber).

ਤਾ ਤੇ ਕੀਯ ਮੁਨ ਰੋਸ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥
taa te keey mun ros apaaraa |

He was engrossed with the wife of the sage (Gautam), which made th sage highly infuriated in his mind

ਕਿਸਨਾਰਜੁਨ ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਚਰਮ ਚਲਾਯੋ ॥
kisanaarajun mrig charam chalaayo |

The black (Krishnarjuna) deer skin struck (the moon),

ਤਿਹ ਕਰਿ ਤਾਹਿ ਕਲੰਕ ਲਗਾਯੋ ॥੧੩॥
tih kar taeh kalank lagaayo |13|

The sage struck him with his deer-skin, which created a mark on his body and he was thus blemished.13.

ਸ੍ਰਾਪ ਲਗਯੋ ਤਾ ਕੋ ਮੁਨਿ ਸੰਦਾ ॥
sraap lagayo taa ko mun sandaa |

Second Gautama Muni was also cursed by him.

ਘਟਤ ਬਢਤ ਤਾ ਦਿਨ ਤੇ ਚੰਦਾ ॥
ghattat badtat taa din te chandaa |

With the curse of the sage he keeps on decreasing and increasing

ਲਜਿਤ ਅਧਿਕ ਹਿਰਦੇ ਮੋ ਭਯੋ ॥
lajit adhik hirade mo bhayo |

(From that day) the heart (of the moon) became very ashamed

ਗਰਬ ਅਖਰਬ ਦੂਰ ਹੁਐ ਗਯੋ ॥੧੪॥
garab akharab door huaai gayo |14|

Because of this event, he felt extremely ashamed and his pride was extremely shattered.14.

ਤਪਸਾ ਕਰੀ ਬਹੁਰੁ ਤਿਹ ਕਾਲਾ ॥
tapasaa karee bahur tih kaalaa |

Then (the moon) did penance for a long time.

ਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਪੁਨ ਭਯੋ ਦਿਆਲਾ ॥
kaal purakh pun bhayo diaalaa |

He then performed austerities for a long time, by which the Immanent Lord became merciful towards him

ਛਈ ਰੋਗ ਤਿਹ ਸਕਲ ਬਿਨਾਸਾ ॥
chhee rog tih sakal binaasaa |

Destroyed his trench disease (tuberculosis).

ਭਯੋ ਸੂਰ ਤੇ ਊਚ ਨਿਵਾਸਾ ॥੧੫॥
bhayo soor te aooch nivaasaa |15|

His destructive ailment decayed and by the Grace of the Supreme Immanent Lord, he attained a higher status than the Sun.15.

ਇਤਿ ਚੰਦ੍ਰ ਅਵਤਾਰ ਉਨੀਸਵੋਂ ॥੧੯॥ ਸੁਭਮ ਸਤੁ ॥
eit chandr avataar uneesavon |19| subham sat |

End of the description of the Nineteenth Incarnation i.e. CHANDRA. 19.