Sri Dasam Granth

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ਇਉ ਉਪਜੀ ਉਪਮਾ ਬਨੀਆ ਜਨੁ ਸਾਲਨ ਕੇ ਹਿਤ ਰੋਰ ਬਨਾਵੈ ॥੪੯੨॥

eiau upajee upamaa baneea jan saalan ke hit ror banaavai |492|

Their mind does not abandon Krishna even for an instant it seems that someone may be endeavouring to relish the taste of meat in the taste of forest vegetables.492.

ਰਾਜਾ ਪਰੀਛਤ ਬਾਚ ਸੁਕ ਸੋ ॥

raajaa pareechhat baach suk so |

Speech of King Parikshat addressed to Shuka:

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥

doharaa |

DOHRA

ਸੁਕ ਸੰਗ ਰਾਜੇ ਕਹੁ ਕਹੀ ਜੂਥ ਦਿਜਨ ਕੇ ਨਾਥ ॥

suk sang raaje kahu kahee jooth dijan ke naath |

(Parikshit) the king said to Sukadeva, O Lord of the Brahmins (Rishis)!

ਅਗਨਿ ਭਾਵ ਕਿਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਕਹੈ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨ ਭਾਵ ਕੇ ਸਾਥ ॥੪੯੩॥

agan bhaav kih bidh kahai krisan bhaav ke saath |493|

The king Parikshat said to Shukadev, “O great Brahmin! tell me how the states of separation and union of Krishna and gopis subsist?”493.

ਸੁਕ ਬਾਚ ਰਾਜਾ ਸੋ ॥

suk baach raajaa so |

Speech of Shukadev addressed to the king:

ਸਵੈਯਾ ॥

savaiyaa |

SWAYYA

ਰਾਜਨ ਪਾਸ ਬ੍ਯਾਸ ਕੋ ਬਾਲ ਕਥਾ ਸੁ ਅਰੌਚਕ ਭਾਤਿ ਸੁਨਾਵੈ ॥

raajan paas bayaas ko baal kathaa su arauachak bhaat sunaavai |

Vyasa's son (Sukadeva) tells the story of Arocha Bhava to the king (Parikshit).

ਗ੍ਵਾਰਨੀਆ ਬਿਰਹਾਨੁਲ ਭਾਵ ਕਰੈ ਬਿਰਹਾਨਲ ਕੋ ਉਪਜਾਵੈ ॥

gvaaraneea birahaanul bhaav karai birahaanal ko upajaavai |

Then Shukadev related to the king the interesting story of the states of separation and union of Krishna and gopis and said, “The gopis were burning in separation and creating the fire of separation on all the four sides

ਪੰਚ ਭੂ ਆਤਮ ਲੋਗਨ ਕੋ ਇਹ ਕਉਤੁਕ ਕੈ ਅਤਿ ਹੀ ਡਰ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

panch bhoo aatam logan ko ih kautuk kai at hee ddar paavai |

The five material people are showing great fear by doing this kind of torture. (i.e. Viyoga is demonstrating the influence of Agni)

ਕਾਨ੍ਰਹ ਕੋ ਧ੍ਯਾਨ ਕਰੇ ਜਬ ਹੀ ਬਿਰਹਾਨਲ ਕੀ ਲਪਟਾਨ ਬੁਝਾਵੈ ॥੪੯੪॥

kaanrah ko dhayaan kare jab hee birahaanal kee lapattaan bujhaavai |494|

Seeing this state of the gopis, the ordinary persons became fearful when the gopis thought about Krishna, the flames of separation merging their concentration began to impart suffering to them.494.

ਬ੍ਰਿਖਭਾਸੁਰ ਗ੍ਵਾਰਨਿ ਏਕ ਬਨੈ ਬਛੁਰਾਸੁਰ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਏਕ ਧਰੈ ॥

brikhabhaasur gvaaran ek banai bachhuraasur moorat ek dharai |

One gopi becomes 'Brikhasura' and another assumes the form of 'Bachhurasura'.

ਇਕ ਹ੍ਵੈ ਚਤੁਰਾਨਨ ਗ੍ਵਾਰ ਹਰੈ ਇਕ ਹ੍ਵੈ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਇ ਪਰੈ ॥

eik hvai chaturaanan gvaar harai ik hvai brahamaa fir paae parai |

Someone has assumed the garb of Vrishbhasura and someone of Bahharasura someone on assuming the form of Brahma, is stealing away the gopas and also falling at the feet of Krishna

ਇਕ ਹ੍ਵੈ ਬਗੁਲਾ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਕੇ ਸਾਥ ਮਹਾ ਕਰ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਕੋਪ ਲਰੈ ॥

eik hvai bagulaa bhagavaan ke saath mahaa kar kai man kop larai |

By becoming a heron (bakasura) she fights with Krishna with great anger in her mind.

ਇਹ ਭਾਤਿ ਬਧੂ ਬ੍ਰਿਜ ਖੇਲ ਕਰੈ ਜਿਹ ਭਾਤਿ ਕਿਧੋ ਨੰਦ ਲਾਲ ਕਰੈ ॥੪੯੫॥

eih bhaat badhoo brij khel karai jih bhaat kidho nand laal karai |495|

Someone has become a heron and in fury is fighting against Krishna and in this way all the women of Braja are absorbed in exhibiting a play, which was played earlier by Krishna.495.

ਕਾਨ੍ਰਹ ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰ ਸਭੈ ਕਰ ਕੈ ਸਭ ਗ੍ਵਾਰਿਨ ਫੇਰਿ ਲਗੀ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵਨ ॥

kaanrah charitr sabhai kar kai sabh gvaarin fer lagee gun gaavan |

Having done all the charitras (like Kanha), then all the gopis started singing (Krishna's) merits.

ਤਾਲ ਬਜਾਇ ਬਜਾ ਮੁਰਲੀ ਕਬਿ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਕਹੈ ਅਤਿ ਹੀ ਕਰਿ ਭਾਵਨ ॥

taal bajaae bajaa muralee kab sayaam kahai at hee kar bhaavan |

Performing all the acts of Krishna, all the gopis began to sing his praises and exhibited their happiness in playing on the flute and creating various tunes

ਫੇਰਿ ਚਿਤਾਰ ਕਹਿਯੋ ਹਮਰੇ ਸੰਗਿ ਖੇਲ ਕਰਿਯੋ ਹਰਿ ਜੀ ਇਹ ਠਾਵਨ ॥

fer chitaar kahiyo hamare sang khel kariyo har jee ih tthaavan |

Then remembering, they started saying that Krishna used to play games with us at this place.

ਗ੍ਵਾਰਿਨ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਕੀ ਭੂਲ ਗਈ ਸੁਧਿ ਬੀਚ ਲਗੀ ਮਨ ਕੇ ਦੁਖ ਪਾਵਨ ॥੪੯੬॥

gvaarin sayaam kee bhool gee sudh beech lagee man ke dukh paavan |496|

Someone is saying that Krishna had sported with her at that place and saying such things, the gopis lost consciousness of Krishna and they endured great pangs of separation from him.496.

ਅਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਗਈ ਤਨ ਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਸਾਥ ਸੁ ਗੋਪਿਨ ਕੀ ਸਭ ਹੀ ਘਰਨੀ ॥

at hoe gee tan mai har saath su gopin kee sabh hee gharanee |

The bodies of all the wives of the Gwalas became extremely infatuated with Sri Krishna.

ਤਿਹ ਰੂਪ ਨਿਹਾਰ ਕੈ ਬਸਿ ਭਈ ਜੁ ਹੁਤੀ ਅਤਿ ਰੂਪਨ ਕੀ ਧਰਨੀ ॥

tih roop nihaar kai bas bhee ju hutee at roopan kee dharanee |

In this way, the wives of gopas were absorbed in the meditation of Krishna and those who were themselves every beautiful, they were all subdued by the beauty of Krishna

ਇਹ ਭਾਤਿ ਪਰੀ ਮੁਰਝਾਇ ਧਰੀ ਕਬਿ ਨੇ ਉਪਮਾ ਤਿਹ ਕੀ ਬਰਨੀ ॥

eih bhaat paree murajhaae dharee kab ne upamaa tih kee baranee |

Thus they fell unconscious on the earth, the simile of which the poet has thus described.

ਜਿਮ ਘੰਟਕ ਹੇਰ ਮੈ ਭੂਮਿ ਕੇ ਬੀਚ ਪਰੈ ਗਿਰ ਬਾਨ ਲਗੇ ਹਰਨੀ ॥੪੯੭॥

jim ghanttak her mai bhoom ke beech parai gir baan lage haranee |497|

Seeing them withered, the poet has said, “They are lying in the condition of a doe shot by an arrow and thrown on the ground.”497.

ਬਰੁਨੀ ਸਰ ਭਉਹਨ ਕੋ ਧਨੁ ਕੈ ਸੁ ਸਿੰਗਾਰ ਕੇ ਸਾਜਨ ਸਾਥ ਕਰੀ ॥

barunee sar bhauhan ko dhan kai su singaar ke saajan saath karee |

The arrows of the jhimanis have been strung in the bow of Bhavan and decorated with ornaments.

ਰਸ ਕੋ ਮਨ ਮੈ ਅਤਿ ਹੀ ਕਰਿ ਕੋਪ ਸੁ ਕਾਨ੍ਰਹ ਕੇ ਸਾਮੁਹਿ ਜਾਇ ਅਰੀ ॥

ras ko man mai at hee kar kop su kaanrah ke saamuhi jaae aree |

Making arrows of their eyelashes and the bows of their eyebrows, on bedecking themselves and great rage, the gopis seemed to resist and stand before Krishna

ਅਤਿ ਹੀ ਕਰਿ ਨੇਹੁ ਕੋ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਮਨੈ ਤਿਹ ਠਉਰ ਤੇ ਪੈਗ ਨ ਏਕ ਟਰੀ ॥

at hee kar nehu ko krodh manai tih tthaur te paig na ek ttaree |

With extreme love in his mind, he has not taken a single step from that place.

ਮਨੋ ਮੈਨ ਹੀ ਸੋ ਅਤਿ ਹੀ ਰਨ ਕੈ ਧਰਨੀ ਪਰ ਗ੍ਵਾਰਿਨ ਜੂਝਿ ਪਰੀ ॥੪੯੮॥

mano main hee so at hee ran kai dharanee par gvaarin joojh paree |498|

Showing their anger in love, they were not going back even one step and seemed all to have dropped down dead in the battlefield while fighting with the god of love.498.

ਤਿਨ ਗ੍ਵਾਰਿਨ ਕੋ ਅਤਿ ਹੀ ਪਿਖਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਤਬੈ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੇ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਸਿਤਾਬੀ ॥

tin gvaarin ko at hee pikh prem tabai pragatte bhagavaan sitaabee |

Seeing the deep love of those gopis, the Lord quickly appeared.

ਜੋਤਿ ਭਈ ਧਰਨੀ ਪਰ ਇਉ ਰਜਨੀ ਮਹਿ ਛੂਟਤ ਜਿਉ ਮਹਤਾਬੀ ॥

jot bhee dharanee par iau rajanee meh chhoottat jiau mahataabee |

Seeing the flawless love of the gopis, Krishna manifested himself quickly, on his manifestation, there was so much light on the earth, which is seen when the fireworks flash during the night

ਚਉਕ ਪਰੀ ਤਬ ਹੀ ਇਹ ਇਉ ਜੈਸੇ ਚਉਕ ਪਰੈ ਤਮ ਮੈ ਡਰਿ ਖੁਆਬੀ ॥

chauk paree tab hee ih iau jaise chauk parai tam mai ddar khuaabee |

They (all the gopis) were then startled, as one is startled at night after seeing a dream.

ਛਾਡਿ ਚਲਿਯੋ ਤਨ ਕੋ ਮਨ ਇਉ ਜਿਮ ਭਾਜਤ ਹੈ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਛਾਡਿ ਸਰਾਬੀ ॥੪੯੯॥

chhaadd chaliyo tan ko man iau jim bhaajat hai grih chhaadd saraabee |499|

All the gopis were startled on seeing Krishna just like one startling in a dream, the mind of all of them left their bodies like a drunkard running away from his home.499.

ਗ੍ਵਾਰਿਨ ਧਾਇ ਚਲੀ ਮਿਲਬੇ ਕਹੁ ਜੋ ਪਿਖਏ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਗੁਮਾਨੀ ॥

gvaarin dhaae chalee milabe kahu jo pikhe bhagavaan gumaanee |

When the gopis saw the suspicious Lord (Krishna), they ran to meet him.

ਜਿਉ ਮ੍ਰਿਗਨੀ ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਦੇਖਿ ਚਲੈ ਜੁ ਹੁਤੀ ਅਤਿ ਰੂਪ ਬਿਖੈ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੀ ॥

jiau mriganee mrig dekh chalai ju hutee at roop bikhai abhimaanee |

All the gopis seeing their proud Lord ran to meet his like the proud does meeting their deer

ਤਾ ਛਬਿ ਕੀ ਅਤਿ ਹੀ ਉਪਮਾ ਕਬਿ ਨੈ ਮੁਖ ਤੇ ਇਹ ਭਾਤਿ ਬਖਾਨੀ ॥

taa chhab kee at hee upamaa kab nai mukh te ih bhaat bakhaanee |

very good simile of that image has been told by the poet from (his) face as follows,

ਜਿਉ ਜਲ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕ ਬੂੰਦ ਪਰੈ ਜਿਮ ਕੂਦਿ ਪਰੈ ਮਛਲੀ ਪਿਖਿ ਪਾਨੀ ॥੫੦੦॥

jiau jal chaatrik boond parai jim kood parai machhalee pikh paanee |500|

The poet has mentioned this spectacle figuratively saying that they were pleased like a rain-bird obtaining a drop of rain or a fish seeing water, jumping in it.500.

ਰਾਜਤ ਹੈ ਪੀਅਰੋ ਪਟ ਕੰਧਿ ਬਿਰਾਜਤ ਹੈ ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਸੇ ਦ੍ਰਿਗ ਦੋਊ ॥

raajat hai peearo patt kandh biraajat hai mrig se drig doaoo |

A yellow dupatta adorns (Sri Krishna's) shoulder and both nainas are adorned (like the eyes of a deer).

ਛਾਜਤ ਹੈ ਮਨਿ ਸੋ ਉਰ ਮੈ ਨਦੀਆ ਪਤਿ ਸਾਥ ਲੀਏ ਫੁਨਿ ਜੋਊ ॥

chhaajat hai man so ur mai nadeea pat saath lee fun joaoo |

There is yellow sheet on the shoulder of Krishna, his deer-like two eyes took splendid, he also appears magnificent as Lord of the rivers

ਕਾਨ੍ਰਹ ਫਿਰੈ ਤਿਨ ਗੋਪਿਨ ਮੈ ਜਿਹ ਕੀ ਜਗ ਮੈ ਸਮ ਤੁਲਿ ਨ ਕੋਊ ॥

kaanrah firai tin gopin mai jih kee jag mai sam tul na koaoo |

Kahn is roaming among the gopis who have no equal in this world.

ਗ੍ਵਾਰਿਨ ਰੀਝ ਰਹੀ ਬ੍ਰਿਜ ਕੀ ਸੋਊ ਰੀਝਤ ਹੈ ਚਕ ਦੇਖਤ ਸੋਊ ॥੫੦੧॥

gvaarin reejh rahee brij kee soaoo reejhat hai chak dekhat soaoo |501|

He is moving amongst those gopis, who are unique in the whole world, seeing Krishna, the gopis of Braja have pleased and wonder-struck.501.

ਕਬਿਤੁ ॥

kabit |

Kabit.

ਕਉਲ ਜਿਉ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤ ਤੈ ਬਿਛਰਿਯੋ ਮਿਲੀ ਬਾਤ ਤੈ ਗੁਨੀ ਜਿਉ ਸੁਰ ਸਾਤ ਤੈ ਬਚਾਯੋ ਚੋਰ ਗਾਤ ਤੈ ॥

kaul jiau prabhaat tai bichhariyo milee baat tai gunee jiau sur saat tai bachaayo chor gaat tai |

As the lotus blossoms (from the sun) at dawn (as) from the talk of divisive union, as the one who knows the raga (from the melody of seven tunes) and as the thief (is happy) from saving the body;

ਜੈਸੇ ਧਨੀ ਧਨ ਤੈ ਅਉ ਰਿਨੀ ਲੋਕ ਮਨਿ ਤੈ ਲਰਈਯਾ ਜੈਸੇ ਰਨ ਤੈ ਤਜਈਯਾ ਜਿਉ ਨਸਾਤ ਤੈ ॥

jaise dhanee dhan tai aau rinee lok man tai lareeyaa jaise ran tai tajeeyaa jiau nasaat tai |

Just as a lotus, at dawn being separated during right, meets the sun joyfully, just as a singer remains pleased and absorbed insever tunes, just as a thief feels pleased by saving his body from any harm, just as a rich man is pleased on thinking about thi

ਜੈਸੇ ਦੁਖੀ ਸੂਖ ਤੈ ਅਭੂਖੀ ਜੈਸੇ ਭੂਖ ਤੈ ਸੁ ਰਾਜਾ ਸਤ੍ਰ ਆਪਨੇ ਕੋ ਸੁਨੇ ਜੈਸੇ ਘਾਤ ਤੈ ॥

jaise dukhee sookh tai abhookhee jaise bhookh tai su raajaa satr aapane ko sune jaise ghaat tai |

As the afflicted one rejoices at happiness, as one who does not feel hungry at hunger, and as a king (is delighted) at hearing (of) the destruction of his enemy;

ਹੋਤ ਹੈ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਜੇਤੇ ਏਤੇ ਏਤੀ ਬਾਤਨ ਤੈ ਹੋਤ ਹੈ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ੍ਯ ਗੋਪੀ ਤੈਸੇ ਕਾਨ੍ਰਹ ਬਾਤ ਤੈ ॥੫੦੨॥

hot hai prasan jete ete etee baatan tai hot hai prasanay gopee taise kaanrah baat tai |502|

Just as man in agony is pleased on getting relieved from it, just as a person suffering from indigestion, is pleased on getting hungry and a king is pleased ion hearing the news about the killing of his enemy, in the same manner the gopis are pleased on l