Sri Dasam Granth

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ਜਿਉ ਸੰਗ ਮੀਨਨ ਕੇ ਲਰ ਕੈ ਤਿਨ ਤ੍ਯਾਗ ਸਭੋ ਮਨੋ ਬਾਰਿ ਧਰਇਯਾ ॥੪੮੦॥

jiau sang meenan ke lar kai tin tayaag sabho mano baar dhareiyaa |480|

Whatever happened with the gopis, the poet Shyam tells about it saying that they seemed like fish writhing after quarrelling and separating themselves from the sea.480.

ਗੋਪਿਨ ਕੇ ਤਨ ਕੀ ਛੁਟਗੀ ਸੁਧਿ ਡੋਲਤ ਹੈ ਬਨ ਮੈ ਜਨੁ ਬਉਰੀ ॥

gopin ke tan kee chhuttagee sudh ddolat hai ban mai jan bauree |

The gopis lost consciousness of their bodies and ran like mad men

ਏਕ ਉਠੈ ਇਕ ਝੂਮਿ ਗਿਰੈ ਬ੍ਰਿਜ ਕੀ ਮਹਰੀ ਇਕ ਆਵਤ ਦਉਰੀ ॥

ek utthai ik jhoom girai brij kee maharee ik aavat dauree |

Someone is getting up and again falling down unconscious and somewhere some woman of Braja is coming running

ਆਤੁਰ ਹ੍ਵੈ ਅਤਿ ਢੂੰਡਤ ਹੈ ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਸਿਰ ਕੀ ਗਿਰ ਗੀ ਸੁ ਪਿਛਉਰੀ ॥

aatur hvai at dtoonddat hai tin ke sir kee gir gee su pichhauree |

Being perturbed, they are searching Krishna, with disheveled hair

ਕਾਨ੍ਰਹ ਕੋ ਧ੍ਯਾਨ ਬਸਿਯੋ ਮਨ ਮੈ ਸੋਊ ਜਾਨ ਗਹੈ ਫੁਨਿ ਰੂਖਨ ਕਉਰੀ ॥੪੮੧॥

kaanrah ko dhayaan basiyo man mai soaoo jaan gahai fun rookhan kauree |481|

They are meditating on Krishna in their mind and they are calling for Krishna, kissing the trees.481.

ਫੇਰਿ ਤਜੈ ਤਿਨ ਰੂਖਨ ਕੋ ਇਹ ਭਾਤਿ ਕਹੈ ਨੰਦ ਲਾਲ ਕਹਾ ਰੇ ॥

fer tajai tin rookhan ko ih bhaat kahai nand laal kahaa re |

Then they release the wings and say like this where is Nand Lal?

ਚੰਪਕ ਮਉਲਸਿਰੀ ਬਟ ਤਾਲ ਲਵੰਗ ਲਤਾ ਕਚਨਾਰ ਜਹਾ ਰੇ ॥

chanpak maulasiree batt taal lavang lataa kachanaar jahaa re |

Then leaving the trees, they are asking the bushes of Champak, Maulshri, Taal, Lavanglata, Kachnar etc. for the whereabouts of Krishna, saying

ਪੈ ਜਿਹ ਕੇ ਹਮ ਕਾਰਨ ਕੋ ਪਗਿ ਕੰਟਕਕਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਧੂਪ ਸਹਾ ਰੇ ॥

pai jih ke ham kaaran ko pag kanttakakaa sir dhoop sahaa re |

But to whom (to obtain) thorns in our feet and sun on our heads is right,

ਸੋ ਹਮ ਕੌ ਤੁਮ ਦੇਹੁ ਬਤਾਇ ਪਰੈ ਤੁਮ ਪਾਇਨ ਜਾਵ ਤਹਾ ਰੇ ॥੪੮੨॥

so ham kau tum dehu bataae parai tum paaein jaav tahaa re |482|

“We are wandering enduring the sunshine over our heads and the pain of thorns in our feet for his sake, tell us where is that Krishna we fall at your feet.”482.

ਬੇਲ ਬਿਰਾਜਤ ਹੈ ਜਿਹ ਜਾ ਗੁਲ ਚੰਪਕ ਕਾ ਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾ ਅਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥

bel biraajat hai jih jaa gul chanpak kaa su prabhaa at paaee |

Where the vines are festooned and where the flowers of the Chamba are adorned;

ਮੌਲਿਸਿਰੀ ਗੁਲ ਲਾਲ ਗੁਲਾਬ ਧਰਾ ਤਿਨ ਫੂਲਨ ਸੋ ਛਬਿ ਛਾਈ ॥

maualisiree gul laal gulaab dharaa tin foolan so chhab chhaaee |

Searching for Krishna, those gopis are wandering there where there are trees of Bel, bushes of Champa, and plants of Maulshri and red rose

ਚੰਪਕ ਮਉਲਸਿਰੀ ਬਟ ਤਾਲ ਲਵੰਗ ਲਤਾ ਕਚਨਾਰ ਸੁਹਾਈ ॥

chanpak maulasiree batt taal lavang lataa kachanaar suhaaee |

(The earth) is being blessed with chamba, maulsiri, palm, cloves, vines and kachnar.

ਬਾਰਿ ਝਰੈ ਝਰਨਾ ਗਿਰਿ ਤੇ ਕਬਿ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਕਹੈ ਅਤਿ ਹੀ ਸੁਖਦਾਈ ॥੪੮੩॥

baar jharai jharanaa gir te kab sayaam kahai at hee sukhadaaee |483|

The trees of Champak, Maulshri, Lavanglata, Kachnar etc. look impressive and extremely peace-giving cataracts are flowing.483.

ਤਿਹ ਕਾਨਨ ਕੋ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਹਿਤ ਤੇ ਗੁਪੀਆ ਬ੍ਰਿਜ ਕੀ ਇਹ ਭਾਤਿ ਕਹੈ ॥

tih kaanan ko har ke hit te gupeea brij kee ih bhaat kahai |

Because of Krishna's love in that forest, the gopis of Braj-Bhumi say thus.

ਬਰ ਪੀਪਰ ਹੇਰਿ ਹਿਯਾ ਨ ਕਹੂੰ ਜਿਹ ਕੇ ਹਿਤ ਸੋ ਸਿਰਿ ਧੂਪ ਸਹੈ ॥

bar peepar her hiyaa na kahoon jih ke hit so sir dhoop sahai |

Bound in the bond of love for Krishna, the gopis are saying, “Is he not there near the Peepal tree?” And saying this and enduring the sunshine over their heads, they are running hither and thither

ਅਹੋ ਕਿਉ ਤਜਿ ਆਵਤ ਹੋ ਭਰਤਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਾਨ੍ਰਹ ਪਿਖੇ ਨਹਿ ਧਾਮਿ ਰਹੈ ॥

aho kiau taj aavat ho bharataa bin kaanrah pikhe neh dhaam rahai |

Sorry! (He has hidden somewhere by telling us that why do you) leave your husbands and run away, but (we) cannot stay at home without seeing Kanah.

ਇਕ ਬਾਤ ਕਰੈ ਸੁਨ ਕੈ ਇਕ ਬੋਲਬ ਰੂਖਨ ਕੋ ਹਰਿ ਜਾਨਿ ਗਹੈ ॥੪੮੪॥

eik baat karai sun kai ik bolab rookhan ko har jaan gahai |484|

Then they hold consultations among themselves why they have left their husbands and are oscillating here and there, but alongwith it they receive this reply from their mind that they are running because they cannot live without Krishna in this way someon

ਕਾਨ੍ਰਹ ਬਿਯੋਗ ਕੋ ਮਾਨਿ ਬਧੂ ਬ੍ਰਿਜ ਡੋਲਤ ਹੈ ਬਨ ਬੀਚ ਦਿਵਾਨੀ ॥

kaanrah biyog ko maan badhoo brij ddolat hai ban beech divaanee |

The women of Braj roam about madly in Bun after accepting the separation of Kanh.

ਕੂੰਜਨ ਜਯੋ ਕੁਰਲਾਤ ਫਿਰੈ ਤਿਹ ਜਾ ਜਿਹ ਜਾ ਕਛੁ ਖਾਨ ਨ ਪਾਨੀ ॥

koonjan jayo kuralaat firai tih jaa jih jaa kachh khaan na paanee |

The women of Braja have become mad in his separation and are wandering in the forest like the crying and wandering crane they are not conscious of eating and drinking

ਏਕ ਗਿਰੈ ਮੁਰਝਾਇ ਧਰਾ ਪਰ ਏਕ ਉਠੈ ਕਹਿ ਕੈ ਇਹ ਬਾਨੀ ॥

ek girai murajhaae dharaa par ek utthai keh kai ih baanee |

One faints and falls on the ground and one gets up and says this

ਨੇਹੁ ਬਢਾਇ ਮਹਾ ਹਮ ਸੋ ਕਤ ਜਾਤ ਭਯੋ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਗੁਮਾਨੀ ॥੪੮੫॥

nehu badtaae mahaa ham so kat jaat bhayo bhagavaan gumaanee |485|

Someone droops and falls down on the ground and someone gets up saying where that proud Krishna, increasing his love with us, has gone?485.

ਨੈਨ ਨਚਾਇ ਮਨੋ ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਸੇ ਸਭ ਗੋਪਿਨ ਕੋ ਮਨ ਚੋਰਿ ਲਯੋ ਹੈ ॥

nain nachaae mano mrig se sabh gopin ko man chor layo hai |

(The ear) has captivated the hearts of all the gopis by dancing the deer-like eyes,

ਤਾਹੀ ਕੈ ਬੀਚ ਰਹਿਯੋ ਗਡਿ ਕੈ ਤਿਹ ਤੇ ਨਹਿ ਛੂਟਨ ਨੈਕੁ ਭਯੋ ਹੈ ॥

taahee kai beech rahiyo gadd kai tih te neh chhoottan naik bhayo hai |

Krishna causing his eyes to dance like deer, has stolen the minds of the gopis their mind has been entrapped in the eyes of Krishna and does not move hither and thither for an instant

ਤਾਹੀ ਕੇ ਹੇਤ ਫਿਰੈ ਬਨ ਮੈ ਤਜਿ ਕੈ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਸ੍ਵਾਸ ਨ ਏਕ ਲਯੋ ਹੈ ॥

taahee ke het firai ban mai taj kai grih svaas na ek layo hai |

That's why, leaving the houses, we are roaming in the village. (Having said this) a gopi has taken a breath.

ਸੋ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਹਮ ਸੋ ਬਨ ਭ੍ਰਾਤ ਕਹੋ ਹਰਿ ਜੀ ਕਿਹ ਓਰਿ ਗਯੋ ਹੈ ॥੪੮੬॥

so birathaa ham so ban bhraat kaho har jee kih or gayo hai |486|

For him, withholding their breath, they are running hither and thither in the forest and saying, “O relatives of the forest! tell us, on which side Krishna has gone?486.

ਜਿਨ ਹੂੰ ਬਨ ਬੀਚ ਮਰੀਚ ਮਰਿਯੋ ਪੁਰ ਰਾਵਨਿ ਸੇਵਕ ਜਾਹਿ ਦਹਿਯੋ ਹੈ ॥

jin hoon ban beech mareech mariyo pur raavan sevak jaeh dahiyo hai |

Who killed 'Marich' in Ban and whose servant (Hanuman) burnt the city of Lanka,

ਤਾਹੀ ਸੋ ਹੇਤ ਕਰਿਯੋ ਹਮ ਹੂੰ ਬਹੁ ਲੋਗਨ ਕੋ ਉਪਹਾਸ ਸਹਿਯੋ ਹੈ ॥

taahee so het kariyo ham hoon bahu logan ko upahaas sahiyo hai |

He, who killed Marich in the forest and destroyed other servants of Ravana he is the one whom we have loved and have endured the satirical sayings of many people

ਵਾਸਰ ਸੇ ਦ੍ਰਿਗ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਸੋ ਮਿਲਿ ਗ੍ਵਾਰਿਨਿਯਾ ਇਹ ਭਾਤਿ ਕਹਿਯੋ ਹੈ ॥

vaasar se drig sundar so mil gvaariniyaa ih bhaat kahiyo hai |

The gopis with eyes as beautiful as lotus flowers have said this together

ਤਾਹੀ ਕੀ ਚੋਟ ਚਟਾਕ ਲਗੇ ਹਮਰੋ ਮਨੂਆ ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਠਉਰ ਰਹਿਯੋ ਹੈ ॥੪੮੭॥

taahee kee chott chattaak lage hamaro manooaa mrig tthaur rahiyo hai |487|

Regarding his delicious eyes all the gopis are saying thus with one voice “Because of the hurt of those eyes, the deer of our mind has become motionless at one place.”487.

ਬੇਦ ਪੜੈ ਸਮ ਕੋ ਫਲ ਹੋ ਬਹੁ ਮੰਗਨ ਕੋ ਜੋਊ ਦਾਨ ਦਿਵਾਵੈ ॥

bed parrai sam ko fal ho bahu mangan ko joaoo daan divaavai |

Similar to the recitation of the Vedas (he) will get the fruit who gives alms to the beggars.

ਕੀਨ ਅਕੀਨ ਲਖੈ ਫਲ ਹੋ ਜੋਊ ਆਥਿਤ ਲੋਗਨ ਅੰਨ ਜਿਵਾਵੈ ॥

keen akeen lakhai fal ho joaoo aathit logan an jivaavai |

He, who given charity to a beggar, he received the reward of one reading of the Vedas who gives to the stranger the food to eat, he receives many rewards

ਦਾਨ ਲਹੈ ਹਮਰੇ ਜੀਅ ਕੋ ਇਹ ਕੇ ਸਮ ਕੋ ਨ ਸੋਊ ਫਲ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

daan lahai hamare jeea ko ih ke sam ko na soaoo fal paavai |

He will receive the gift of our life, no other fruit like it

ਜੋ ਬਨ ਮੈ ਹਮ ਕੋ ਜਰਰਾ ਇਕ ਏਕ ਘਰੀ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ॥੪੮੮॥

jo ban mai ham ko jararaa ik ek gharee bhagavaan dikhaavai |488|

He, who can get us a sight of Krishna for a short while, he can undoubtedly have the gift of our life he will not receive a more assuring reward than this.488.

ਜਾਹਿ ਬਿਭੀਛਨ ਲੰਕ ਦਈ ਅਰੁ ਦੈਤਨ ਕੇ ਕੁਪਿ ਕੈ ਗਨ ਮਾਰੇ ॥

jaeh bibheechhan lank dee ar daitan ke kup kai gan maare |

He who gave Lanka to Vibhishana and (who) got angry and killed the hosts of demons.

ਪੈ ਤਿਨ ਹੂੰ ਕਬਿ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਕਹੈ ਸਭ ਸਾਧਨ ਰਾਖਿ ਅਸਾਧ ਸੰਘਾਰੇ ॥

pai tin hoon kab sayaam kahai sabh saadhan raakh asaadh sanghaare |

He, who gave Lanka to Vibishana and in great fury, killed the demons the poet Shyam says that it was he who protected the saints and destroyed the wicked

ਸੋ ਇਹ ਜਾ ਹਮ ਤੇ ਛਪ ਗਯੋ ਅਤਿ ਹੀ ਕਰ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਹਮਾਰੇ ॥

so ih jaa ham te chhap gayo at hee kar kai sang preet hamaare |

He has hidden in this place by loving us very much.

ਪਾਇ ਪਰੋ ਕਹੀਯੋ ਬਨ ਭ੍ਰਾਤ ਕਹੋ ਹਰਿ ਜੀ ਕਿਹ ਓਰਿ ਪਧਾਰੇ ॥੪੮੯॥

paae paro kaheeyo ban bhraat kaho har jee kih or padhaare |489|

The same Krishna has given love to us, but has disappeared from our eyes O forest-dwellers! We fall at your feet tell us to which direction Krishan has gone.489.

ਗ੍ਵਾਰਿਨ ਖੋਜਿ ਰਹੀ ਬਨ ਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਜੀ ਬਨ ਮੈ ਨਹੀ ਖੋਜਤ ਪਾਏ ॥

gvaarin khoj rahee ban mai har jee ban mai nahee khojat paae |

(All) the gopis are searching in the bun, but even after searching, Krishna is not found in the bun.

ਏਕ ਬਿਚਾਰ ਕਰਿਯੋ ਮਨ ਮੈ ਫਿਰ ਕੈ ਨ ਗਯੋ ਕਬਹੂੰ ਉਹ ਜਾਏ ॥

ek bichaar kariyo man mai fir kai na gayo kabahoon uh jaae |

The gopis searched for Krishna in the forest, but they could not find him then they thought in their mind that he might have gone to that direction

ਫੇਰਿ ਫਿਰੀ ਮਨ ਮੈ ਗਿਨਤੀ ਕਰਿ ਪਾਰਥ ਸੂਤ ਕੀ ਡੋਰ ਲਗਾਏ ॥

fer firee man mai ginatee kar paarath soot kee ddor lagaae |

Again the thought came to mind and turned the Surat to Krishna ('Partha Suta').

ਯੌ ਉਪਜੀ ਉਪਮਾ ਚਕਈ ਜਨੁ ਆਵਤ ਹੈ ਕਰ ਮੈ ਫਿਰਿ ਧਾਏ ॥੪੯੦॥

yau upajee upamaa chakee jan aavat hai kar mai fir dhaae |490|

They again think in their mind and associate the string of their mind with that Krishna the poet figuratively says about their running and thinking that they are running hither and thither like a female partridge.490.

ਆਇ ਕੇ ਢੂੰਢਿ ਰਹੀ ਸੋਊ ਠਉਰ ਤਹਾ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਨ ਢੂੰਢਡ ਪਾਏ ॥

aae ke dtoondt rahee soaoo tthaur tahaa bhagavaan na dtoondtadd paae |

(The gopis) kept coming and searching that place, but could not find Krishna there.

ਇਉ ਜੁ ਰਹੀ ਸਭ ਹੀ ਚਕਿ ਕੈ ਜਨੁ ਚਿਤ੍ਰ ਲਿਖੀ ਪ੍ਰਿਤਿਮਾ ਛਬਿ ਪਾਏ ॥

eiau ju rahee sabh hee chak kai jan chitr likhee pritimaa chhab paae |

The place where they go in search of Krishna, they do not find him the re and in this way like an idol of stone, they return in astonishment

ਅਉਰ ਉਪਾਵ ਕਰਿਯੋ ਪੁਨਿ ਗ੍ਵਾਰਿਨ ਕਾਨ੍ਰਹ ਹੀ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਚਿਤ ਲਗਾਏ ॥

aaur upaav kariyo pun gvaarin kaanrah hee bheetar chit lagaae |

(Those) gopis then took (another) measure that (they) planted their chit in the ear itself.

ਗਾਇ ਉਠੀ ਤਿਹ ਕੇ ਗੁਨ ਏਕ ਬਜਾਇ ਉਠੀ ਇਕ ਸ੍ਵਾਗ ਲਗਾਏ ॥੪੯੧॥

gaae utthee tih ke gun ek bajaae utthee ik svaag lagaae |491|

Then they took another step and totally absorbed their mind in Krishna someone sang his qualities and someone wore the impressive garb of Krishna.491.

ਹੋਤ ਬਕੀ ਇਕ ਹੋਤ ਤ੍ਰਿਣਾਵ੍ਰਤ ਏਕ ਅਘਾਸੁਰ ਹ੍ਵੈ ਕਰਿ ਧਾਵੈ ॥

hot bakee ik hot trinaavrat ek aghaasur hvai kar dhaavai |

One has become Putna (Baki), one has become Trinavarta and one has become Aghasur.

ਹੋਇ ਹਰੀ ਤਿਨ ਮੈ ਧਸਿ ਕੈ ਧਰਨੀ ਪਰ ਤਾ ਕਹੁ ਮਾਰਿ ਗਿਰਾਵੈ ॥

hoe haree tin mai dhas kai dharanee par taa kahu maar giraavai |

Someone assumed the garb of Bakasura, someone of Tranavrata and someone of Aghasura and some putting on the garb of Krishna attached them and threw them on the ground