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한국어 Sri Dasam Granth
Page - 206
ਹੋਮ ਕੀ ਲੈ ਬਾਸਨਾ ਉਠ ਧਾਤ ਦੈਤ ਦੁਰੰਤ ॥
hom kee lai baasanaa utth dhaat dait durant |Demons used to come as soon as they lusted after home
ਲੂਟ ਖਾਤ ਸਬੈ ਸਮਗਰੀ ਮਾਰ ਕੂਟਿ ਮਹੰਤ ॥੬੨॥
loott khaat sabai samagaree maar koott mahant |62|Attracted by the incense of fire-worship (Havana), the demons would come to the sacrificial pit and would eat the materials of Yajna, snatching it from the performer.62.
ਲੂਟ ਖਾਤਹ ਵਿਖਯ ਜੇ ਤਿਨ ਪੈ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਬਸਾਇ ॥
loott khaatah vikhay je tin pai kachhoo na basaae |Those who looted the yagya materials were not ruled by the sage.
ਤਾਕ ਅਉਧਹ ਆਇਯੋ ਤਬ ਰੋਸ ਕੈ ਮੁਨਿ ਰਾਇ ॥
taak aaudhah aaeiyo tab ros kai mun raae |Seeing the loot of the materials of the fire-worship and feeling himself helpless, the great sage Vishwamitra came to Ayodhya in great anger.
ਆਇ ਭੂਪਤ ਕਉ ਕਹਾ ਸੁਤ ਦੇਹੁ ਮੋ ਕਉ ਰਾਮ ॥
aae bhoopat kau kahaa sut dehu mo kau raam |(Vishwamitra) came to the king and said - Give me your son Rama.
ਨਾਤ੍ਰ ਤੋ ਕਉ ਭਸਮ ਕਰਿ ਹਉ ਆਜ ਹੀ ਇਹ ਠਾਮ ॥੬੩॥
naatr to kau bhasam kar hau aaj hee ih tthaam |63|On reaching (Ayodhya) he said to the king. “Give me your son Ram for a few days, otherwise I shall reduce you to ashes on this very spot.”63.
ਕੋਪ ਦੇਖਿ ਮੁਨੀਸ ਕਉ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਪੂਤ ਤਾ ਸੰਗ ਦੀਨ ॥
kop dekh munees kau nrip poot taa sang deen |Seeing Munishwar's anger, King Dasharatha gave his son to him.
ਜਗ ਮੰਡਲ ਕਉ ਚਲਯੋ ਲੈ ਤਾਹਿ ਸੰਗਿ ਪ੍ਰਬੀਨ ॥
jag manddal kau chalayo lai taeh sang prabeen |Visualising the fury of the sage, the king asked his son to accompany him and the sage accompanied by Ram went to begin the Yajna again.
ਏਕ ਮਾਰਗ ਦੂਰ ਹੈ ਇਕ ਨੀਅਰ ਹੈ ਸੁਨਿ ਰਾਮ ॥
ek maarag door hai ik neear hai sun raam |O Rama! Listen, there is a far way and a near way,
ਰਾਹ ਮਾਰਤ ਰਾਛਸੀ ਜਿਹ ਤਾਰਕਾ ਗਨਿ ਨਾਮ ॥੬੪॥
raah maarat raachhasee jih taarakaa gan naam |64|The sage said, “O Ram! listen, there are two routes, on the one the Yajna-spot is far away and on the other it is quit near, but on the later route there lives a demoness named Taraka, who kills the wayfares.64.
ਜਉਨ ਮਾਰਗ ਤੀਰ ਹੈ ਤਿਹ ਰਾਹ ਚਾਲਹੁ ਆਜ ॥
jaun maarag teer hai tih raah chaalahu aaj |(Ram said-) The path which is near ('arrow'), now follow that path.
ਚਿਤ ਚਿੰਤ ਨ ਕੀਜੀਐ ਦਿਵ ਦੇਵ ਕੇ ਹੈਂ ਕਾਜ ॥
chit chint na keejeeai div dev ke hain kaaj |Ram said, “Let us go by the small-distance-route, abandoning the anxiety, this work of killing the demons is the work of the gods.”
ਬਾਟਿ ਚਾਪੈ ਜਾਤ ਹੈਂ ਤਬ ਲਉ ਨਿਸਾਚਰ ਆਨ ॥
baatt chaapai jaat hain tab lau nisaachar aan |(They) were going happily on the road, then the monster came.
ਜਾਹੁਗੇ ਕਤ ਰਾਮ ਕਹਿ ਮਗਿ ਰੋਕਿਯੋ ਤਜਿ ਕਾਨ ॥੬੫॥
jaahuge kat raam keh mag rokiyo taj kaan |65|They began to move on that route and at the same time the demoness came and laid obstruction on the path saying, “O ram! how will you proceed and save yourself?”65.
ਦੇਖਿ ਰਾਮ ਨਿਸਾਚਰੀ ਗਹਿ ਲੀਨ ਬਾਨ ਕਮਾਨ ॥
dekh raam nisaacharee geh leen baan kamaan |As soon as he saw the monster, Rama grabbed the bow and arrow
ਭਾਲ ਮਧ ਪ੍ਰਹਾਰਿਯੋ ਸੁਰ ਤਾਨਿ ਕਾਨ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਨ ॥
bhaal madh prahaariyo sur taan kaan pramaan |On seeing the demoness Tarka, ram held his bow and arrows in his hand, and pulling the cow discharged the arrow on her head.
ਬਾਨ ਲਾਗਤ ਹੀ ਗਿਰੀ ਬਿਸੰਭਾਰੁ ਦੇਹਿ ਬਿਸਾਲ ॥
baan laagat hee giree bisanbhaar dehi bisaal |As soon as the arrow was struck, the huge-bodied (monster) fell down.
ਹਾਥਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਘੁਨਾਥ ਕੇ ਭਯੋ ਪਾਪਨੀ ਕੋ ਕਾਲ ॥੬੬॥
haath sree raghunaath ke bhayo paapanee ko kaal |66|On being struck by the arrow, the heavy body of the demoness fell down and in this way, he end of the sinner came at the hands of Ram.66.
ਐਸ ਤਾਹਿ ਸੰਘਾਰ ਕੈ ਕਰ ਜਗ ਮੰਡਲ ਮੰਡ ॥
aais taeh sanghaar kai kar jag manddal mandd |Having killed him in this way, they sat (guarding) the yagya place.
ਆਇਗੇ ਤਬ ਲਉ ਨਿਸਾਚਰ ਦੀਹ ਦੇਇ ਪ੍ਰਚੰਡ ॥
aaeige tab lau nisaachar deeh dee prachandd |In this way, after killing the demoness, when the Yajna was started, two large-sized demons, Marich and Subahu, appeared there.
ਭਾਜਿ ਭਾਜਿ ਚਲੇ ਸਭੈ ਰਿਖ ਠਾਢ ਭੇ ਹਠਿ ਰਾਮ ॥
bhaaj bhaaj chale sabhai rikh tthaadt bhe hatth raam |(Seeing whom) all the sages were dismayed, but the obstinate Rama remained standing there.
ਜੁਧ ਕ੍ਰੁਧ ਕਰਿਯੋ ਤਿਹੂੰ ਤਿਹ ਠਉਰ ਸੋਰਹ ਜਾਮ ॥੬੭॥
judh krudh kariyo tihoon tih tthaur sorah jaam |67|Seeing them, all the sages ran away and only Ram persistently stood there and the war of those three was waged continuously for sixteen watches.67.
ਮਾਰ ਮਾਰ ਪੁਕਾਰ ਦਾਨਵ ਸਸਤ੍ਰ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ ਸੰਭਾਰਿ ॥
maar maar pukaar daanav sasatr asatr sanbhaar |Taking care of (their own) armor and weapons, the giants used to call out for slaying.
ਬਾਨ ਪਾਨ ਕਮਾਨ ਕਉ ਧਰਿ ਤਬਰ ਤਿਛ ਕੁਠਾਰਿ ॥
baan paan kamaan kau dhar tabar tichh kutthaar |Holding firmly their arms and weapons, the demons began to shout “kill, kill” they caught hold of their axes, bows and arrows in their hands.