Sri Dasam Granth

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ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਭਇਓ ਦੇਵਕੀ ਕੈ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਮਤ ਤਿਹ ਨਾਮੁ ॥

putr bheio devakee kai keerat mat tih naam |

Devaki had a first son, he was named 'Kirtimat'.

ਬਾਸੁਦੇਵ ਲੈ ਤਾਹਿ ਕੌ ਗਯੋ ਕੰਸ ਕੈ ਧਾਮ ॥੪੫॥

baasudev lai taeh kau gayo kans kai dhaam |45|

The first son named Kiratmat was born to Devaki and Vasudev took him to the house of Kansa.45.

ਸਵੈਯਾ ॥

savaiyaa |

SWAYYA

ਲੈ ਕਰਿ ਤਾਤ ਕੋ ਤਾਤ ਚਲਿਯੋ ਜਬ ਹੀ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਕੈ ਦਰ ਊਪਰ ਆਇਓ ॥

lai kar taat ko taat chaliyo jab hee nrip kai dar aoopar aaeio |

When the father ('Tat') went with the son and the king came to the gate of Kansa,

ਜਾਇ ਕਹਿਯੋ ਦਰਵਾਨਨ ਸੋ ਤਿਨ ਬੋਲਿ ਕੈ ਭੀਤਰ ਜਾਇ ਜਨਾਇਓ ॥

jaae kahiyo daravaanan so tin bol kai bheetar jaae janaaeio |

When the father reached the gate of the palace, he asked the gatekeeper to inform Kansa about it

ਕੰਸ ਕਰੀ ਕਰੁਨਾ ਸਿਸੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਕਹਿਓ ਹਮ ਹੂੰ ਤੁਮ ਕੋ ਬਖਸਾਇਓ ॥

kans karee karunaa sis dekh kahio ham hoon tum ko bakhasaaeio |

(Kans) saw the child and felt pity and said, We have spared you (this child).

ਫੇਰ ਚਲਿਓ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਕੋ ਬਸੁਦੇਵ ਤਊ ਮਨ ਮੈ ਕਛੁ ਨ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਓ ॥੪੬॥

fer chalio grih ko basudev taoo man mai kachh na sukh paaeio |46|

Seeing the baby and taking pity Kansa said, “I have forgiven you.” Vasudev started back to his house, but there was no cheerfulness in his mind.46.

ਬਸੁਦੇਵ ਬਾਚ ਮਨ ਮੈ ॥

basudev baach man mai |

Speech of Vasudev in his mind:

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥

doharaa |

DOHRA

ਬਾਸੁਦੇਵ ਮਨ ਆਪਨੇ ਕੀਨੋ ਇਹੈ ਬਿਚਾਰ ॥

baasudev man aapane keeno ihai bichaar |

Basudev thought this in his mind

ਕੰਸ ਮੂੜ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਬਡੋ ਯਾ ਕੌ ਡਰਿ ਹੈ ਮਾਰਿ ॥੪੭॥

kans moorr duramat baddo yaa kau ddar hai maar |47|

Vasudev thought in his mind that Kansa was a man of vicious intellect, with fear, he will definitely kill the infant.47.

ਨਾਰਦ ਰਿਖਿ ਬਾਚ ਕੰਸ ਪ੍ਰਤਿ ॥

naarad rikh baach kans prat |

Speech of the sage Narada address to Kansa:

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥

doharaa |

DOHRA

ਤਬ ਮੁਨਿ ਆਯੋ ਕੰਸ ਗ੍ਰਿਹਿ ਕਹੀ ਬਾਤ ਸੁਨਿ ਰਾਇ ॥

tab mun aayo kans grihi kahee baat sun raae |

(On returning to Basudeva's house) then (Narad) came to the house of sage Kansa (and said this), O King! listen

ਅਸਟ ਲੀਕ ਕਰ ਕੈ ਗਨੀ ਦੀਨੋ ਭੇਦ ਬਤਾਇ ॥੪੮॥

asatt leek kar kai ganee deeno bhed bataae |48|

Then the sage Narada came to Kansa and drawing eight lines before him, he told him some mysterious things.48.

ਅਥ ਭ੍ਰਿਤਨ ਸੌ ਕੰਸ ਬਾਚ ॥

ath bhritan sau kans baach |

Speech of Kansa address to his servants:

ਸਵੈਯਾ ॥

savaiyaa |

SWAYYA

ਬਾਤ ਸੁਨੀ ਜਬ ਨਾਰਦ ਕੀ ਇਹ ਤੋ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਕੇ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਭਈ ਹੈ ॥

baat sunee jab naarad kee ih to nrip ke man maeh bhee hai |

When Kansa heard Narada's words, the king's heart was moved.

ਮਾਰਹੁ ਜਾਇ ਇਸੈ ਅਬ ਹੀ ਕਰਿ ਭ੍ਰਿਤਨ ਨੈਨ ਕੀ ਸੈਨ ਦਈ ਹੈ ॥

maarahu jaae isai ab hee kar bhritan nain kee sain dee hai |

When the king listened to the speech of Narada, it went deeper into his mind he told his servants with signs to kill the infant immediately

ਦਉਰਿ ਗਏ ਤਿਹ ਆਇਸੁ ਮਾਨ ਕੈ ਬਾਤ ਇਹੈ ਚਲਿ ਲੋਗ ਗਈ ਹੈ ॥

daur ge tih aaeis maan kai baat ihai chal log gee hai |

Obeying his permission, the servants ran (to Basudeva) and this became known (to all the people).

ਪਾਥਰ ਪੈ ਹਨਿ ਕੈ ਘਨ ਜਿਉ ਬਪੁ ਜੀਵਹਿ ਤੇ ਕਰਿ ਭਿੰਨ ਲਈ ਹੈ ॥੪੯॥

paathar pai han kai ghan jiau bap jeeveh te kar bhin lee hai |49|

Receiving his order all (the servants) ran away and they dashed the baby against a store like a hammer, separated the soul from the body.49.

ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮ ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਬਧਹਿ ॥

pritham putr badheh |

Killing of the first son

ਸਵੈਯਾ ॥

savaiyaa |

SWAYYA

ਅਉਰ ਭਯੋ ਸੁਤ ਜੋ ਤਿਹ ਕੇ ਗ੍ਰਿਹਿ ਤਉ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਕੰਸ ਮਹਾ ਮਤਿ ਹੀਨੋ ॥

aaur bhayo sut jo tih ke grihi tau nrip kans mahaa mat heeno |

(When) another son was born in their house, Kansa, who had great faith, sent (his) servants (to their house).

ਸੇਵਕ ਭੇਜ ਦਏ ਤਿਨ ਲਿਆਇ ਕੈ ਪਾਥਰ ਪੈ ਹਨਿ ਕੈ ਫੁਨਿ ਦੀਨੋ ॥

sevak bhej de tin liaae kai paathar pai han kai fun deeno |

Another son who was born to Devaki and Vasudev, who was also killed on the orders of Kans of vicious intellenct, by his servants by dashing him on the store the dead body was given back to the parents

ਸੋਰ ਪਰਿਯੋ ਸਬ ਹੀ ਪੁਰ ਮੈ ਕਬਿ ਨੈ ਤਿਹ ਕੋ ਜਸੁ ਇਉ ਲਖਿ ਲੀਨੋ ॥

sor pariyo sab hee pur mai kab nai tih ko jas iau lakh leeno |

(On the death of the second son) there was an uproar in all of Mathura Puri. The simile of which the poet has to go like this

ਇੰਦ੍ਰ ਮੂਓ ਸੁਨਿ ਕੈ ਰਨ ਮੈ ਮਿਲ ਕੈ ਸੁਰ ਮੰਡਲ ਰੋਦਨ ਕੀਨੋ ॥੫੦॥

eindr mooo sun kai ran mai mil kai sur manddal rodan keeno |50|

Hearing about this heinous crime, there was great uproar in the whole city and this tumult appeared to the poet like the cries of gods on the death of Indra.50.

ਅਉਰ ਭਯੋ ਸੁਤ ਜੋ ਤਿਹ ਕੇ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਨਾਮ ਧਰਿਓ ਤਿਹ ਕੋ ਤਿਨ ਹੂੰ ਜੈ ॥

aaur bhayo sut jo tih ke grih naam dhario tih ko tin hoon jai |

Another son born in their house, they named him 'Jai'.

ਮਾਰ ਦਯੋ ਸੁਨਿ ਕੈ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਕੰਸ ਸੁ ਪਾਥਰ ਪੈ ਹਨਿ ਡਾਰਿਓ ਖੂੰਜੈ ॥

maar dayo sun kai nrip kans su paathar pai han ddaario khoonjai |

Another son was born in their house who was named Jaya, but he was also dashed against the stone by the king Kansa

ਸੀਸ ਕੇ ਬਾਰ ਉਖਾਰਤ ਦੇਵਕੀ ਰੋਦਨ ਚੋਰਨ ਤੈ ਘਰਿ ਗੂੰਜੈ ॥

sees ke baar ukhaarat devakee rodan choran tai ghar goonjai |

Devaki plucks the hair of the head, the house echoes (so) with her cries and screams ('Choran').

ਜਿਉ ਰੁਤਿ ਅੰਤੁ ਬਸੰਤ ਸਮੈ ਨਭਿ ਕੋ ਜਿਮ ਜਾਤ ਪੁਕਾਰਤ ਕੂੰਜੈ ॥੫੧॥

jiau rut ant basant samai nabh ko jim jaat pukaarat koonjai |51|

Devaki began to pull out the hair of her head and began to cry like the bird called Karauncha in the sky in the spring season.51.

ਕਬਿਤੁ ॥

kabit |

KABIT

ਚਉਥੋ ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਭਇਓ ਸੋ ਭੀ ਕੰਸ ਮਾਰ ਦਇਓ ਤਿਹ ਸੋਕ ਬੜਵਾ ਕੀ ਲਾਟੈ ਮਨ ਮੈ ਜਗਤ ਹੈ ॥

chautho putr bheio so bhee kans maar deio tih sok barravaa kee laattai man mai jagat hai |

The fourth son was born and he was also killed by Kansa the flames of sorrow blazed in the hearts of Devaki and Vasudev

ਪਰੀ ਹੈਗੀ ਦਾਸੀ ਮਹਾ ਮੋਹ ਹੂੰ ਕੀ ਫਾਸੀ ਬੀਚ ਗਈ ਮਿਟ ਸੋਭਾ ਪੈ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਹੀ ਪਗਤ ਹੈ ॥

paree haigee daasee mahaa moh hoon kee faasee beech gee mitt sobhaa pai udaasee hee pagat hai |

All the beauty of Devaki was finished by the noose of great attachment around her neck and she was drowned in great anguish

ਕੈਧੋ ਤੁਮ ਨਾਥ ਹ੍ਵੈ ਸਨਾਥ ਹਮ ਹੂੰ ਪੈ ਹੂੰਜੈ ਪਤਿ ਕੀ ਨ ਗਤਿ ਔਰ ਤਨ ਕੀ ਨ ਗਤਿ ਹੈ ॥

kaidho tum naath hvai sanaath ham hoon pai hoonjai pat kee na gat aauar tan kee na gat hai |

She says, “O my God! what type of Lord Thou art and what type of protected people we are? We have neither received any honour nor have got any physical protection

ਭਈ ਉਪਹਾਸੀ ਦੇਹ ਪੂਤਨ ਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਹਾਸੀ ਨ ਹਮੈ ਗਾਸੀ ਸੀ ਲਗਤ ਹੈ ॥੫੨॥

bhee upahaasee deh pootan binaasee abinaasee teree haasee na hamai gaasee see lagat hai |52|

Because of the death of our son, we are also being ridiculed, O Immortal Lord! such a cruel joke by you is sharply stinging us like an arrow.”52.

ਸਵੈਯਾ ॥

savaiyaa |

SWAYYA

ਪਾਚਵੋ ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਭਯੋ ਸੁਨਿ ਕੰਸ ਸੁ ਪਾਥਰ ਸੋ ਹਨਿ ਮਾਰਿ ਦਯੋ ਹੈ ॥

paachavo putr bhayo sun kans su paathar so han maar dayo hai |

When the fifth son was born, Kansa also stoned him to death.

ਸ੍ਵਾਸ ਗਯੋ ਨਭਿ ਕੇ ਮਗ ਮੈ ਤਨ ਤਾ ਕੋ ਕਿਧੌ ਜਮੁਨਾ ਮੈ ਗਯੋ ਹੈ ॥

svaas gayo nabh ke mag mai tan taa ko kidhau jamunaa mai gayo hai |

Hearing about the birth of fifth son, Kansa also killed him by dashing him against the store the soul of the infant went to heaven and his body was merged in the flowing current

ਸੋ ਸੁਨਿ ਕੈ ਪੁਨਿ ਸ੍ਰੋਨਨ ਦੇਵਕੀ ਸੋਕ ਸੋ ਸਾਸ ਉਸਾਸ ਲਯੋ ਹੈ ॥

so sun kai pun sronan devakee sok so saas usaas layo hai |

Hearing (this) news ('so') Devaki again sighed with grief.

ਮੋਹ ਭਯੋ ਅਤਿ ਤਾ ਦਿਨ ਮੈ ਮਨੋ ਯਾਹੀ ਤੇ ਮੋਹ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ ਭਯੋ ਹੈ ॥੫੩॥

moh bhayo at taa din mai mano yaahee te moh prakaas bhayo hai |53|

Hearing this, Devaki began to sigh and because of the attachment she experienced such a great anguish that she appeared to have given birth to the attachment itself.53.

ਦੇਵਕੀ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਬਾਚ ॥

devakee benatee baach |

Speech regarding the supplication of Devaki:

ਕਬਿਤੁ ॥

kabit |

KABIT

ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਭਇਓ ਛਠੋ ਬੰਸ ਸੋ ਭੀ ਮਾਰਿ ਡਾਰਿਓ ਕੰਸ ਦੇਵਕੀ ਪੁਕਾਰੀ ਨਾਥ ਬਾਤ ਸੁਨਿ ਲੀਜੀਐ ॥

putr bheio chhattho bans so bhee maar ddaario kans devakee pukaaree naath baat sun leejeeai |

The sixth son born in (Basudeva's) clan was also killed by Kansa; So Devaki called out, O God! Listen (to me now).

ਕੀਜੀਐ ਅਨਾਥ ਨ ਸਨਾਥ ਮੇਰੇ ਦੀਨਾਨਾਥ ਹਮੈ ਮਾਰ ਦੀਜੀਐ ਕਿ ਯਾ ਕੋ ਮਾਰ ਦੀਜੀਐ ॥

keejeeai anaath na sanaath mere deenaanaath hamai maar deejeeai ki yaa ko maar deejeeai |

When the sixth son was also killed by Kansa, Devaki prayed thus to God, “O Master of the lowly! either kill us or kill Kansa

ਕੰਸ ਬਡੋ ਪਾਪੀ ਜਾ ਕੋ ਲੋਭ ਭਯੋ ਜਾਪੀ ਸੋਈ ਕੀਜੀਐ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਦਸਾ ਜਾ ਤੇ ਸੁਖੀ ਜੀਜੀਐ ॥

kans baddo paapee jaa ko lobh bhayo jaapee soee keejeeai hamaaree dasaa jaa te sukhee jeejeeai |

Because Kansa is a great sinner, who seems to be greedy. (Now) make us such that (we) can live happily.

ਸ੍ਰੋਨਨ ਮੈ ਸੁਨਿ ਅਸਵਾਰੀ ਗਜ ਵਾਰੀ ਕਰੋ ਲਾਈਐ ਨ ਢੀਲ ਅਬ ਦੋ ਮੈ ਏਕ ਕੀਜੀਐ ॥੫੪॥

sronan mai sun asavaaree gaj vaaree karo laaeeai na dteel ab do mai ek keejeeai |54|

“Kansa is a great sinner, whom the people consider as their king and whom they remember O Lord! Put him in the same condition as Thou hast put us I have heard that Thou didst save the life of the elephant do not delay now, be kind to do any one of t