Sri Dasam Granth

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ਬਿਕ੍ਰਤਾਨਨ ਕੋ ਬਧ ਪੇਖਿ ਕੁਰੂਪ ਸੁ ਕਾਲ ਕੋ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਓ ਅਕਾਸ ਤੇ ਆਯੋ ॥

bikrataanan ko badh pekh kuroop su kaal ko prerio akaas te aayo |

Seeing the death of Bikratanan, Kurupa came down from the sky inspired by Kaal.

ਬਾਨ ਕਮਾਨ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਨ ਗਦਾ ਗਹਿ ਲੈ ਕਰ ਮੈ ਅਤਿ ਜੁਧ ਮਚਾਯੋ ॥

baan kamaan kripaan gadaa geh lai kar mai at judh machaayo |

Seeing the killing of Vikartanan and inspired by death, Kurup went to the sky and taking the bow, sword, mace etc. in his hand he waged a dreadful war

ਸ੍ਰੀ ਸਕਤੇਸ ਬਡੁ ਧਨੁ ਤਾਨ ਕੈ ਬਾਨ ਮਹਾ ਅਰਿ ਗ੍ਰੀਵ ਲਗਾਯੋ ॥

sree sakates badd dhan taan kai baan mahaa ar greev lagaayo |

Shakti Singh also pulled his very large bow, made the throat of his enemy as his target

ਸੀਸ ਪਰਿਓ ਕਟਿ ਕੈ ਧਰਨੀ ਸੁ ਕਬੰਧ ਲਏ ਅਸਿ ਕੋ ਰਨਿ ਧਾਯੋ ॥੧੩੨੦॥

sees pario katt kai dharanee su kabandh le as ko ran dhaayo |1320|

The head of the enemy was chopped and fell down on the earth and the headless trunk of the enemy, catching hold of his sword in his hand, began to run in the battlefield.1320.

ਕਬਿਯੋ ਬਾਚ ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥

kabiyo baach doharaa |

Speech of the poet:DOHRA

ਸਕਤਿ ਸਿੰਘ ਕੇ ਸਾਮੁਹੇ ਗਯੋ ਲੀਏ ਕਰਵਾਰ ॥

sakat singh ke saamuhe gayo lee karavaar |

(Kurup) took the sword and went in front of Shakti Singh.

ਏਕ ਬਾਨ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਨੇ ਹਨਿਯੋ ਗਿਰਿਯੋ ਭੂਮਿ ਮਝਾਰਿ ॥੧੩੨੧॥

ek baan nrip ne haniyo giriyo bhoom majhaar |1321|

The king (Vikartanan), with his sword in his hand, reached in front of Shakti Singh, but he knocked him down on the earth with a single arrow.1321.

ਜਬ ਕੁਰੂਪ ਸੈਨਾ ਸਹਿਤ ਭੂਪਤਿ ਦਯੋ ਸੰਘਾਰ ॥

jab kuroop sainaa sahit bhoopat dayo sanghaar |

When the king (Shakti Singh) killed Kurup with his army,

ਤਬ ਜਾਦਵ ਲਖ ਸਮਰ ਮੈ ਕੀਨੋ ਹਾਹਾਕਾਰ ॥੧੩੨੨॥

tab jaadav lakh samar mai keeno haahaakaar |1322|

When Shakti Singh killed Kurup and the king (Vikartanana) alongwith the army, then the Yadava army seeing this began to lament.1322.

ਬਹੁਤੁ ਲਰਿਯੋ ਅਰਿ ਬੀਰ ਰਨਿ ਕਹਿਓ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਸੋ ਰਾਮ ॥

bahut lariyo ar beer ran kahio sayaam so raam |

Balram said to Krishna, “This warrior is fighting for a very long time

ਕਿਉ ਨ ਲਰੈ ਕਹਿਯੋ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨ ਜੂ ਸਕਤਿ ਸਿੰਘ ਜਿਹ ਨਾਮ ॥੧੩੨੩॥

kiau na larai kahiyo krisan joo sakat singh jih naam |1323|

” Then Krishna said, “Why should he not fight, because his name is Shakti Singh?”1323.

ਚੌਪਈ ॥

chauapee |

CHAUPAI

ਤਬ ਹਰਿ ਜੂ ਸਬ ਸੋ ਇਮ ਕਹਿਯੋ ॥

tab har joo sab so im kahiyo |

Then Sri Krishna told everyone like this

ਸਕਤਿ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਧ ਹਮ ਤੇ ਰਹਿਯੋ ॥

sakat singh badh ham te rahiyo |

That Shakti Singh could not be killed by us.

ਇਨ ਅਤਿ ਹਿਤ ਸੋ ਚੰਡਿ ਮਨਾਈ ॥

ein at hit so chandd manaaee |

It has accepted Chandi with great interest.

ਤਾ ਤੇ ਹਮਰੀ ਸੈਨ ਖਪਾਈ ॥੧੩੨੪॥

taa te hamaree sain khapaaee |1324|

Then Krishna said to all, “We shall not be able to kill Shakti Singh, because he has performed austerities for a boon from Chandi with extreme devotion, therefore he has destroyed all our army.1324.

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥

doharaa |

DOHRA

ਤਾ ਤੇ ਤੁਮ ਹੂੰ ਚੰਡਿ ਕੀ ਸੇਵ ਕਰਹੁ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥

taa te tum hoon chandd kee sev karahu chit laae |

So you also serve Chandi by applying chit.

ਜੀਤਨ ਕੋ ਬਰੁ ਦੇਇਗੀ ਅਰਿ ਤਬ ਲੀਜਹੁ ਘਾਇ ॥੧੩੨੫॥

jeetan ko bar deeigee ar tab leejahu ghaae |1325|

“Therefore you should also serve Chandi single-mindedly, which she will bestow the boon of victory and then you will be able to kill the enemy.1325.

ਜਾਗਤ ਜਾ ਕੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਜਗਿ ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਰਹੀ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

jaagat jaa kee jot jag jal thal rahee samaae |

Whose light is burning in the world and who is absorbed in the water,

ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਮੈ ਤ੍ਰਿਗੁਨਿ ਰਹੀ ਠਹਰਾਇ ॥੧੩੨੬॥

braham bisan har roop mai trigun rahee tthaharaae |1326|

“He, whose gleaming light pervades in water, on plain and the whole world, the same is preset in Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva in the form of three modes.1326.