Sri Dasam Granth

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ਅਉਰ ਕਿਤੇ ਬਲਬੰਡ ਹੁਤੇ ਕਬਿ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਜਿਤੇ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਕੋਪਿ ਪਛਾਰੇ ॥

aaur kite balabandd hute kab sayaam jite nrip kop pachhaare |

The king in fury knocked down many mighty warriors

ਜੁਧ ਪ੍ਰਬੀਨ ਸੁ ਬੀਰ ਬਡੇ ਰਿਸਿ ਸਾਥ ਸੋਊ ਛਿਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਸੰਘਾਰੇ ॥

judh prabeen su beer badde ris saath soaoo chhin maeh sanghaare |

Getting enraged he killed the great heroes in an instant

ਸ੍ਯੰਦਨ ਕਾਟਿ ਦਏ ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਗਜ ਬਾਜ ਘਨੇ ਸੰਗਿ ਬਾਨਨ ਮਾਰੇ ॥

sayandan kaatt de tin ke gaj baaj ghane sang baanan maare |

He shattered their chariots and killed many elephants and horses with his arrows

ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਕੋ ਖੇਲੁ ਕੀਯੋ ਰਨ ਮੈ ਜੇਊ ਜੀਵਤ ਤੇ ਤਜਿ ਜੁਧੁ ਪਧਾਰੇ ॥੧੪੫੨॥

rudr ko khel keeyo ran mai jeaoo jeevat te taj judh padhaare |1452|

The king danced in the battlefield like Rudra and those who survived, fled away.1452.

ਸੈਨ ਭਜਾਇ ਕੈ ਧਾਇ ਕੈ ਆਇ ਕੈ ਰਾਮ ਅਉ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਕੇ ਸਾਥ ਅਰਿਓ ਹੈ ॥

sain bhajaae kai dhaae kai aae kai raam aau sayaam ke saath ario hai |

(King Yadava's) army is routed and attacked by Balarama and Krishna.

ਲੈ ਬਰਛਾ ਜਮਧਾਰ ਗਦਾ ਅਸਿ ਕ੍ਰੁਧ ਹ੍ਵੈ ਜੁਧ ਨਿਸੰਗ ਕਰਿਓ ਹੈ ॥

lai barachhaa jamadhaar gadaa as krudh hvai judh nisang kario hai |

Getting the army run away and running himself again, the king came to fight with Balram and Krishna and he waged the war fearlessly, taking the lance, axe, mace, sword etc. in his hands

ਤਉ ਬਹੁਰੋ ਕਬਿ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਭਨੈ ਧਨੁ ਬਾਨ ਸੰਭਾਰ ਕੈ ਪਾਨਿ ਧਰਿਓ ਹੈ ॥

tau bahuro kab sayaam bhanai dhan baan sanbhaar kai paan dhario hai |

The poet says Siam, then (the king) has again taken the bow and arrow and held it in his hand.

ਜਿਉ ਘਨ ਬੂੰਦਨ ਤਿਉ ਸਰ ਸਿਉ ਕਮਲਾਪਤਿ ਕੋ ਤਨ ਤਾਲ ਭਰਿਓ ਹੈ ॥੧੪੫੩॥

jiau ghan boondan tiau sar siau kamalaapat ko tan taal bhario hai |1453|

After this he took bow and arrows in his hands and like the drops of rain from the clouds, he filled the tank of the body of Krishna with the arrows.1453.

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥

doharaa |

DOHRA

ਬੇਧਿਓ ਜਬ ਤਨ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨ ਰਿਸਿ ਇੰਦ੍ਰਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਸੰਧਾਨ ॥

bedhio jab tan krisan ris indraasatr sandhaan |

When Krishna's body was pierced (by arrows), he took the aim of Indra's astra.

ਮੰਤ੍ਰਨ ਸਿਉ ਅਭਿਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਕਰਿ ਗਹਿ ਧਨੁ ਛਾਡਿਓ ਬਾਨ ॥੧੪੫੪॥

mantran siau abhimantr kar geh dhan chhaaddio baan |1454|

When the body of Krishna was pierced by arrows, then he put his arrow named Indrastra in his bow and discharged it after reciting mantras. 1454.

ਸਵੈਯਾ ॥

savaiyaa |

SWAYYA

ਇੰਦ੍ਰ ਤੇ ਆਦਿਕ ਬੀਰ ਜਿਤੇ ਤਬ ਹੀ ਸਰ ਛੂਟਤ ਭੂ ਪਰ ਆਏ ॥

eindr te aadik beer jite tab hee sar chhoottat bhoo par aae |

Indra etc., however brave they were, immediately came down to earth as soon as the arrow was released.

ਰਾਮ ਭਨੈ ਅਗਨਾਯੁਧ ਲੈ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਕੋ ਲਖ ਕੈ ਕਰਿ ਕੋਪ ਚਲਾਏ ॥

raam bhanai aganaayudh lai nrip ko lakh kai kar kop chalaae |

As soon as the arrow was discharged, many mighty warriors like Indra manifested themselves on the earth and manking the king their target, they began to shoot the arrows of fire

ਭੂਪ ਸਰਾਸਨ ਲੈ ਸੁ ਕਟੇ ਅਪਨੇ ਸਰ ਲੈ ਸੁਰ ਕੇ ਤਨ ਲਾਏ ॥

bhoop saraasan lai su katte apane sar lai sur ke tan laae |

The king, taking his bow, intercepted those arrows and with his arrows, he wounded the manifested warriors

ਘਾਇਲ ਸ੍ਰਉਨ ਭਰੇ ਲਖਿ ਕੈ ਸੁਰ ਰਾਜ ਡਰੇ ਮਿਲਿ ਕੈ ਸਬ ਧਾਏ ॥੧੪੫੫॥

ghaaeil sraun bhare lakh kai sur raaj ddare mil kai sab dhaae |1455|

Besmeared with blood and in fear reached before Indra, the king of gods.1455.

ਦੇਵ ਰਵਾਦਿਕ ਬੀਰ ਘਨੇ ਕਬਿ ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਭਨੇ ਅਤਿ ਕੋਪ ਤਏ ਹੈ ॥

dev ravaadik beer ghane kab sayaam bhane at kop te hai |

Poet Shyam says, many gods such as the Sun have become enraged with the wrath of the warrior.

ਲੈ ਬਰਛੀ ਕਰਵਾਰ ਗਦਾ ਸੁ ਸਬੈ ਰਿਸਿ ਭੂਪ ਸੋ ਆਇ ਖਏ ਹੈ ॥

lai barachhee karavaar gadaa su sabai ris bhoop so aae khe hai |

The warriors glorious like sun, got enraged and taking lances, swords, maces etc., fought with the king Kharag Singh

ਆਨਿ ਇਕਤ੍ਰ ਭਏ ਰਨ ਮੈ ਜਸੁ ਤਾ ਛਬਿ ਕੇ ਕਬਿ ਭਾਖ ਦਏ ਹੈ ॥

aan ikatr bhe ran mai jas taa chhab ke kab bhaakh de hai |

All have gathered in the battlefield. The success of that scene has been described by the poet as follows,

ਭੂਪ ਕੇ ਬਾਨ ਸੁਗੰਧਿ ਕੇ ਲੈਬੇ ਕਉ ਭਉਰ ਮਨੋ ਇਕ ਠਉਰ ਭਏ ਹੈ ॥੧੪੫੬॥

bhoop ke baan sugandh ke laibe kau bhaur mano ik tthaur bhe hai |1456|

They all gathered together at one place like the god-like black bees gathered to take fragrance of flower-like arrows of the king.1456.

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥

doharaa |

DOHRA

ਦੇਵਨ ਮਿਲਿ ਖੜਗੇਸ ਕਉ ਘੇਰਿ ਚਹੂੰ ਦਿਸਿ ਲੀਨ ॥

devan mil kharrages kau gher chahoon dis leen |

All the manifested gods besieged the king from all the four directions

ਤਬ ਭੂਪਤਿ ਧਨੁ ਬਾਨ ਲੈ ਕਹੋ ਜੁ ਪਉਰਖ ਕੀਨ ॥੧੪੫੭॥

tab bhoopat dhan baan lai kaho ju paurakh keen |1457|

I relate now the courage shown at that time by the king. 1457.

ਕਬਿਯੋ ਬਾਚ ॥

kabiyo baach |

Speech of the poet:

ਸਵੈਯਾ ॥

savaiyaa |

SWAYYA

ਸੂਰ ਕੋ ਦ੍ਵਾਦਸ ਬਾਨਨ ਬੇਧਿ ਕੈ ਅਉ ਸਸਿ ਕੋ ਦਸ ਬਾਨ ਲਗਾਏ ॥

soor ko dvaadas baanan bedh kai aau sas ko das baan lagaae |

(Kharag Singh) pierced the Sun with twelve arrows and then shot the Moon with ten arrows.

ਔਰ ਸਚੀਪਤਿ ਕਉ ਸਰ ਸਉ ਸੁ ਲਗੇ ਤਨ ਭੇਦ ਕੈ ਪਾਰ ਪਰਾਏ ॥

aauar sacheepat kau sar sau su lage tan bhed kai paar paraae |

He discharged twelve arrows towards Surya and ten towards Chandrama, he discharged a hundred arrows towards Indra, which, piercing his body went to the other side

ਜਛ ਜਿਤੇ ਸੁਰ ਕਿੰਨਰ ਗੰਧ੍ਰਬ ਤੇ ਸਬ ਤੀਰਨ ਸੋ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਘਾਏ ॥

jachh jite sur kinar gandhrab te sab teeran so nrip ghaae |

All the yakshas, gods, kinners, gandharvas etc. who were there, the king knocked them down with his arrows

ਕੇਤਕ ਭਾਜਿ ਗਏ ਰਨ ਤੇ ਡਰਿ ਕੇਤਕਿ ਤਉ ਰਨ ਮੈ ਠਹਰਾਏ ॥੧੪੫੮॥

ketak bhaaj ge ran te ddar ketak tau ran mai tthaharaae |1458|

Many of the manifested gods ran away from battlefield, but there were many who stood there firmly.1458.

ਜੁਧੁ ਭਯੋ ਸੁ ਘਨੋ ਜਬ ਹੀ ਤਬ ਇੰਦ੍ਰ ਰਿਸੇ ਕਰਿ ਸਾਗ ਲਈ ਹੈ ॥

judh bhayo su ghano jab hee tab indr rise kar saag lee hai |

When a fierce war started, then Indra got angry and held a spear in his hand.

ਸ੍ਯਾਮ ਭਨੈ ਬਲ ਕੋ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਤਿਹ ਭੂਪ ਕੈ ਊਪਰਿ ਡਾਰ ਦਈ ਹੈ ॥

sayaam bhanai bal ko kar kai tih bhoop kai aoopar ddaar dee hai |

When the war started intensively, being enraged Indra took the lance in his hand and discharged it towards the king (Kharag Singh) violently.

ਸ੍ਰੀ ਖੜਗੇਸ ਸਰਾਸਨ ਲੈ ਸਰ ਕਾਟਿ ਦਈ ਉਪਮਾ ਸੁ ਭਈ ਹੈ ॥

sree kharrages saraasan lai sar kaatt dee upamaa su bhee hai |

(Agon) Kharag Singh took a bow and cut (Saang) with an arrow. His likeness is like this

ਬਾਨ ਭਯੋ ਖਗਰਾਜ ਮਨੋ ਬਰਛੀ ਜਨੋ ਨਾਗਨਿ ਭਛ ਗਈ ਹੈ ॥੧੪੫੯॥

baan bhayo khagaraaj mano barachhee jano naagan bhachh gee hai |1459|

Kharag Singh intercepted the spear with his arrow so accurately as if the garuda-like arrow of the king have swallowed the lance-like female serpent.1459.

ਪੀੜਤ ਕੈ ਸਬ ਬਾਨਨ ਸੋ ਪੁਨਿ ਇੰਦ੍ਰ ਤੇ ਆਦਿਕ ਬੀਰ ਭਜਾਏ ॥

peerrat kai sab baanan so pun indr te aadik beer bhajaae |

Inflicted by the arrows Indra etc. ran away

ਸੂਰ ਸਸੀ ਰਨ ਤ੍ਯਾਗਿ ਭਜੈ ਅਪਨੇ ਮਨ ਮੈ ਅਤਿ ਤ੍ਰਾਸ ਬਢਾਏ ॥

soor sasee ran tayaag bhajai apane man mai at traas badtaae |

Surya, Chandra and other all abandoned the battlefield and were extremely frightened in their mind

ਖਾਇ ਕੈ ਘਾਇ ਘਨੇ ਤਨ ਮੈ ਭਜ ਗੇ ਸਬ ਹੀ ਨ ਕੋਊ ਠਹਰਾਏ ॥

khaae kai ghaae ghane tan mai bhaj ge sab hee na koaoo tthaharaae |

After having been wounded, many of them ran away and none of them stayed there

ਜਾਇ ਬਸੇ ਅਪੁਨੇ ਪੁਰ ਮੈ ਸੁਰ ਸੋਕ ਭਰੇ ਸਬ ਲਾਜ ਲਜਾਏ ॥੧੪੬੦॥

jaae base apune pur mai sur sok bhare sab laaj lajaae |1460|

All the gods getting ashamed went back to their abodes.1460.

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥

doharaa |

DOHRA

ਜਬੈ ਸਕਲ ਸੁਰ ਭਜਿ ਗਏ ਤਬ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਕੀਨੋ ਮਾਨ ॥

jabai sakal sur bhaj ge tab nrip keeno maan |

When all the gods ran away, the king became egoistic

ਧਨੁਖ ਤਾਨਿ ਕਰ ਮੈ ਪ੍ਰਬਲ ਹਰਿ ਪਰ ਮਾਰੇ ਬਾਨ ॥੧੪੬੧॥

dhanukh taan kar mai prabal har par maare baan |1461|

Now he pulled his bow and showered arrows on Krishna.1461.

ਤਬ ਹਰਿ ਰਿਸਿ ਕੈ ਕਰਿ ਲਯੋ ਰਾਛਸ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ ਸੰਧਾਨ ॥

tab har ris kai kar layo raachhas asatr sandhaan |

Then Shri Krishna got angry and took 'Rachasa Astra' in his hand

ਮੰਤ੍ਰਨ ਸਿਉ ਅਭਿਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਕਰਿ ਛਾਡਿਓ ਅਦਭੁਤ ਬਾਨ ॥੧੪੬੨॥

mantran siau abhimantr kar chhaaddio adabhut baan |1462|

Then Krishna, in his fury, took out his Daityastra (the arm meant for the demons) and discharged it after reciting mantras over this wonderful arrow.1462.