Sri Dasam Granth

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ਅਜੈ ਹੈ ॥੭੦੭॥
ajai hai |707|

He is the Lord of nature, he is Purusha, he is the whole world and higher Brahman.707.

ਭੁਜੰਗ ਪ੍ਰਯਾਤ ਛੰਦ ॥
bhujang prayaat chhand |

BHUJANG PRAYAAT STANZA

ਬੁਲਯੋ ਚਤ੍ਰ ਭ੍ਰਾਤੰ ਸੁਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਕੁਮਾਰੰ ॥
bulayo chatr bhraatan sumitraa kumaaran |

Sri Rama called his fourth brother, Sumitra's younger son (Shatrughan).

ਕਰਯੋ ਮਾਥੁਰੇਸੰ ਤਿਸੇ ਰਾਵਣਾਰੰ ॥
karayo maathuresan tise raavanaaran |

One day Ram sent for the son of Sumitra and said to him :

ਤਹਾ ਏਕ ਦਈਤੰ ਲਵੰ ਉਗ੍ਰ ਤੇਜੰ ॥
tahaa ek deetan lavan ugr tejan |

There used to be a giant named 'Lavan' with terrible speed.

ਦਯੋ ਤਾਹਿ ਅਪੰ ਸਿਵੰ ਸੂਲ ਭੇਜੰ ॥੭੦੮॥
dayo taeh apan sivan sool bhejan |708|

In a distant land there lives a huge demon named Lavan, who has got the trident of Shiva,708.

ਪਠਯੋ ਤੀਰ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੰ ਦੀਯੋ ਏਕ ਰਾਮੰ ॥
patthayo teer mantran deeyo ek raaman |

Rama, the conqueror of war and the home of religion, with a bowed arrow (in his hand).

ਮਹਾ ਜੁਧ ਮਾਲੀ ਮਹਾ ਧਰਮ ਧਾਮੰ ॥
mahaa judh maalee mahaa dharam dhaaman |

Ram gave him an arrow after reciting a mantra which was a great weapon from Ram, the abode of Dharma.

ਸਿਵੰ ਸੂਲ ਹੀਣੰ ਜਵੈ ਸਤ੍ਰ ਜਾਨਯੋ ॥
sivan sool heenan javai satr jaanayo |

When seeing the enemy devoid of Shiva's trident

ਤਬੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਮਹਾ ਜੁਧ ਠਾਨਯੋ ॥੭੦੯॥
tabai sang taa kai mahaa judh tthaanayo |709|

Ram said to him “When you see the enemy without the trident of Shiva, then wage a war with him.”709.

ਲਯੋ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਤੀਰੰ ਚਲਯੋ ਨਿਆਇ ਸੀਸੰ ॥
layo mantr teeran chalayo niaae seesan |

(Shatrughan took that) bowed arrow (in his hand) and bowed his head and went.

ਤ੍ਰਿਪੁਰ ਜੁਧ ਜੇਤਾ ਚਲਯੋ ਜਾਣ ਈਸੰ ॥
tripur judh jetaa chalayo jaan eesan |

Shatrughan taking that charmed arrows and bowing his head started for his errand and it seemed that he was going as conquerer of the three worlds

ਲਖਯੋ ਸੂਲ ਹੀਣੰ ਰਿਪੰ ਜਉਣ ਕਾਲੰ ॥
lakhayo sool heenan ripan jaun kaalan |

When the enemy knew Shiva's trident,

ਤਬੈ ਕੋਪ ਮੰਡਯੋ ਰਣੰ ਬਿਕਰਾਲੰ ॥੭੧੦॥
tabai kop manddayo ranan bikaraalan |710|

When he saw the enemy without the trident of Shiva, then finding an opportunity, he furiously began to wage war with him.710.

ਭਜੈ ਘਾਇ ਖਾਯੰ ਅਗਾਯੰਤ ਸੂਰੰ ॥
bhajai ghaae khaayan agaayant sooran |

The soldiers ran away after suffering many wounds.

ਹਸੇ ਕੰਕ ਬੰਕੰ ਘੁਮੀ ਗੈਣ ਹੂਰੰ ॥
hase kank bankan ghumee gain hooran |

After getting wounded the warriors began to run away and the crows began to caw o seeing the corpse. The heavenly damsels began to wander in the sky

ਉਠੇ ਟੋਪ ਟੁਕੰ ਕਮਾਣੰ ਪ੍ਰਹਾਰੇ ॥
autthe ttop ttukan kamaanan prahaare |

The helmets are shattered by the blow (of arrows from) the bows,

ਰਣੰ ਰੋਸ ਰਜੇ ਮਹਾ ਛਤ੍ਰ ਧਾਰੇ ॥੭੧੧॥
ranan ros raje mahaa chhatr dhaare |711|

The helmets broke with the blow of arrows and the great sovereigns were highly enraged in the battlefield.711.

ਫਿਰਯੋ ਅਪ ਦਈਤੰ ਮਹਾ ਰੋਸ ਕੈ ਕੈ ॥
firayo ap deetan mahaa ros kai kai |

Due to much protest, the 'Salt' giant is turning himself in the war.

ਹਣੇ ਰਾਮ ਭ੍ਰਾਤੰ ਵਹੈ ਬਾਣ ਲੈ ਕੈ ॥
hane raam bhraatan vahai baan lai kai |

That demon in great rage revolved and showered a volley of arrows on the brother of Ram

ਰਿਪੰ ਨਾਸ ਹੇਤੰ ਦੀਯੋ ਰਾਮ ਅਪੰ ॥
ripan naas hetan deeyo raam apan |

Which was given by Ram himself to kill the enemy.

ਹਣਿਯੋ ਤਾਹਿ ਸੀਸੰ ਦ੍ਰੁਗਾ ਜਾਪ ਜਪੰ ॥੭੧੨॥
haniyo taeh seesan drugaa jaap japan |712|

The arrows which was given by Ram for the destruction of the enemy, Shatrughan discharged it on the demon, repeating the name of Durga.712.

ਗਿਰਯੋ ਝੂਮ ਭੂਮੰ ਅਘੂਮਯੋ ਅਰਿ ਘਾਯੰ ॥
girayo jhoom bhooman aghoomayo ar ghaayan |

(With an arrow) he fell to the ground, reeling.

ਹਣਯੋ ਸਤ੍ਰ ਹੰਤਾ ਤਿਸੈ ਚਉਪ ਚਾਯੰ ॥
hanayo satr hantaa tisai chaup chaayan |

The enemy received a wounded and while revolving, he fell down on the earth and he was killed by Shatrughan